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GaHIN is pleased to announce the launch of GeorgiaUnify®, a social care integration platform (SCIP) that will allow the health systems, public health agencies, providers and hospitals in GaHIN’s current network to exchange information and coordinate care with a wide range of social care organizations.
GaHIN’s vision for GeorgiaUnify is to support whole-person care by integrating social care data with clinical data to better enable access to services and improve care outcomes. The GeorgiaUnify platform will facilitate referrals and coordination of services for effective whole person care throughout the community.
GeorgiaUnify includes services matching, whole-person needs identification and digital referrals. The platform helps users assign tasks to a coordinator and even fully automate routine tasks. Plus, the platform incorporates operational dashboards that establish performance goals and success criteria and then tracks progress towards those objectives.
Among the organizations and services expected to participate in GeorgiaUnify are:
- United Way
- Child welfare agencies
- Community-based organizations
- Housing assistance
- Home and community-based services
- Education/employment programs
- Correctional facilities
- Medical examiners
Community-based organizations, such as food pantries and transportation, have been especially receptive to the concept and capabilities of GeorgiaUnify. There has been growing awareness among healthcare providers as well as social workers that unmet social needs will negatively impact health outcomes. For example:
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Food insecurity correlates to higher levels of diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure
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Housing instability factors into lower treatment adherence
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Transportation barriers result in missed appointments, delayed care, and lower medication compliance
What Capabilities Can GeorgiaUnify Offer?
Social Risk Screenings – Social care assessment and/or screening data on an individual captured and/or analyzed to determine risks and needs. GaHIN can aggregate, link and share SDOH screening data.
Referral Management – Ability to send/receive referrals, track status, and close the loop GaHIN can support interoperability of referrals and connect referral platforms for stakeholders in the state.
Resource Directory – Searchable directory of service providers across domains. GaHIN can work with social care stakeholders to build out and maintain a resource directory.
Reporting and Analytics – Capability to generate reports and engage in data analytics. GaHIN can collaborate to develop reporting and analytics capabilities for social care stakeholders.
Longitudinal Whole Person Records – Longitudinal record of an individual’s health, social and/or behavioral health data, and related information connecting data from a patient’s multiple providers and health services. GaHIN could integrate cross-sector data on an individual for whole-person care.
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