Interview with Nasim Asfar, Chief Health Officer of Oracle Health

Chief Healthcare Executive has published a new interview with Nasim Asfar, Oracle Health’s Chief Health Officer. Asfar is spearheading efforts to target health disparities to support health equity efforts and how Oracle Health is using tech to do so. She starts by touching on the outsized importance of social determinants of health (SDoH).

According to ASfar, “We all know that clinical factors aren’t the only influence on a person’s health and wellness. Where you live by country, by state, and even by neighborhood makes a profound difference. That’s why it’s important to bring social determinants of health into the EHR (electronic health records). Zip codes can tell us a lot about a person and are often indicative of the available resources in a community as well as people’s access to health clinics or to grocery stores with fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables. They also reflect income levels, with housing security and access to public transportation. These are all factors that play a critical role in an individual and community’s health and care.”

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(Source: Chief Healthcare Executive, November 28^th, 2022)