Insights
Social determinants of health technology
Most health outcomes are decided outside the clinic. Technology for social needs has to meet people where those needs actually surface.
The problem
An estimated 80% of Medi-Cal health outcomes trace back to social factors, not clinical ones — and SDOH is now some of the most common coding in the program. Yet screening for it is usually bolted on as a separate survey, disconnected from the actual moment someone is asking for help.
How HumAInity approaches it
HumAInity listens for social needs inside an ordinary conversation, in the language the person's already speaking, and connects them to something real — shelter, food, counseling, medical care — right when they ask, not on a callback. When trust or advocacy is what's actually needed, it hands off to a community health worker.
What good looks like
- Screening that happens in context, in the moment, not as a standalone form
- A real connection to the right local resource, not a phone number and a hope
- A human handoff for the needs that genuinely require one
Where this shows up