Balanced Area Deprivation Index (bADI): Enhancing Social Determinants of Health Indices to Strengthen Their Association With Healthcare Clinical Outcomes, Utilization, and Costs
The balanced area deprivation index reduces housing dependency, improving health outcomes in diverse communities.
Key Points
The balanced area deprivation index demonstrated stronger correlations with clinical outcomes compared to the area deprivation index.
Using data from millions of Medicare beneficiaries, analysis showed the balanced area deprivation index forecasts healthcare utilization and costs more accurately.
Correlation analyses highlighted the balanced area deprivation index's reduced dependence on housing variables, especially in high-cost living regions.
Adopting the balanced area deprivation index could inform budget-neutral redistribution of resources toward the most deprived neighborhoods.