Clinical Outcomes

1. Patient Status

  • PHQ-9 score trend

  • GAD-7 score trend

  • Sleep quality index

  • HRV baseline to current

2. Environmental Metrics (Category 2)

  • “Green Exposure Minutes / Day”

  • “Blue-Water Proximity Exposure”

  • ESS (Environmental Stability Score)

  • Thermal comfort + light exposure

  • Nature-based behavioral activation index

3. Metabolic Panel (Category 3)

  • HbA1c (baseline → delta → goal)

  • Fasting glucose trend

  • CGM glucose variability index

  • Resting insulin + HOMA-IR

  • Nutrition adherence score

4. Biobank / Epigenetics Panel (Category 5)

  • Sample status (collected / processed / stored)

  • Epigenetic resilience marker (β-value change)

  • Inflammatory markers

  • Population-Level longitudinal trends

5. Cost & Utilization

  • PMPM savings

  • ED visits avoided

  • Medication reductions

  • ROI estimator

6. Risk Flags

  • Severe depressive episode alert

  • Glucose > 220 pattern flag

  • Environmental instability pattern

Experience & Access Outcomes (CMS Required)

  • Patient Activation Measure (PAM) ↑

  • Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROMIS Anxiety/Stress) improved

  • Timely Access to Care through blended outdoor + telehealth model

  • Care Coordination Score ↑

Equity & Environmental Outcomes (VBOHC-specific)

  • ↑ Nature-dose minutes/week

  • ↑ Green/blue-space exposure

  • ↓ Allostatic load index (environment-first stress scoring)

  • ↑ Community-level health equity indicators

Cost & Utilization Outcomes (CMS Value Benchmarks)

  • ↓ ED visits related to anxiety + hypertensive symptoms

  • ↓ Medication escalation

  • ↑ Longitudinal adherence & engagement

  • ↓ Total cost of care (TCOC) in depression–diabetes cohorts

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