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Social determinants of health considerations for behavioral care providers working with the Medicaid population
Activity description
Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of Americans, including low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and individuals with disabilities. This on-demand e-module explores the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on the Medicaid population. SDOH are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and significantly influence health outcomes. These include socioeconomic status, education, environment, employment, social support, and access to healthcare. Behavioral care providers play a crucial role in addressing these factors to improve health outcomes. Learners will gain knowledge and skills to identify and understand SDOH, assess individuals’ specific needs, and develop holistic care plans that consider these factors.
It is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, PAs, psychologists and social workers.
Learning objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the various social determinants and how they impact health and behavior.
- Evaluate the social and environmental factors affecting patients’ health and well-being.
- Integrate SDOH into patient care plans to address the root causes of health issues, rather than just the symptoms.
- Improve communication strategies to effectively engage with patients about their social and environmental challenges.
Provided by
This activity is provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care.
Commercial support
No commercial support was received for this activity.
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Faculty
Chenel Mann
Clinical Training Manager
AbleTo, part of Optum Behavioral Care
Meredith Mebane, LCSW
Clinical Subject Matter Expert
AbleTo, part of Optum Behavioral Care
Planners
Rebecca Gleason, RN, CCM
Clinical Planner
Optum Health Education
Peggy Jones
Sr. Manager of Instructional Design
AbleTo, part of Optum Behavioral Care
Regina Owens
Director of Operations L&D
AbleTo, part of Optum Behavioral Care
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty and planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Behavioral Care. Optum Health Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation statements
This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 0.50 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 0.50 CE hours.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 0.50 enduring continuing education credits.
Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other states: Nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals, such as those listed below. Check with your board to be sure.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been preapproved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization from which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 0.50 AMA - Physicians
- 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
- 0.50 APA - Psychologists
- 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
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