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Isabelle Franklin discusses the effects of social determinants of health on rates of colorectal cancer screening, expands on how these social determinants of health could affect a patient’s likelihood of adhering to screening guidelines, and highlights ways to potentially address these barriers to screening.
Possible strategies for employers to reduce disparities include addressing social determinants of health, improving care navigation, leveraging virtual care and upgrading plan offerings, the authors of a Harvard Business Review report said.
Health maintenance is in some ways overmedicalized in the U.S., according to executives at two major health systems. Treatments and procedures aren’t the only ways to support patients’ health the leaders said that providers would be wise to invest more in social services to improve health outcomes.