Association of Social Determinants of Health with EMS Utilization within a MIH Program: A Research Based Approach

Have you ever wondered how we might utilize EMS to improve the lives and health of patients more effectively? The Office of the Medical Director (OMD) and MedStar Mobile HealthCare, located in the Fort Worth Metropolitan area, have collected and analyzed data from their well-established successful Mobile Integrated Healthcare program. The programs include, but are not limited to, admission readmission avoidance, palliative and hospice care, episodic care, hospital at home, high utilizer group management, and opiate response care. A 12-Yr retrospective analysis of a well-established MIH program was conducted to determine program impact on hospital readmission, emergency department and EMS utilization, and a comparative analysis of the social determinants of health (SDoH) within this metropolitan area and those within the MIH programs was performed. An association between these SDoH and resource utilization was found, providing implications on how one might utilize these to improve patient management. Members of our team will provide an engaging, evidence-based approach to MIH program management, and how one might be incredibly impactful and efficient in providing appropriate resources to our patients.