Guiding Principles for Ethical Use of Social Determinants of Health Data

Date of Review: February, 2020

The eHealth Initiative’s (eHI) Guiding Principles for Ethical Use of Social Determinants of Health Data presents a framework to consider when screening for and capturing data on SDoH. The premise of the framework is to consider constructive solutions to the SDoH that are identified, and to think ethically in terms of data safeguarding and potential risk and benefit to the patients one wishes to serve. The resource can be helpful as a practical guide for instructors looking to share and implement ‘best practices’ in screening and addressing SDoH. — Monica Yepes Rios, MD, NCEAS