Healthcare IT Today December 1, 2021
The following is a guest article by Barbara McLean, MN, RN, CCRN, CCNS-BC, NP-BC, FCCM the advancing evidence-based practice clinical specialist at the Grady Health System.
Over the past year, discussions surrounding health disparities, inequities and the social determinants of health have been amplified as COVID-19 exposed how severely they increase risk and impact the overall health of a person or population. These critical shortcomings affect all races and ages and are proven to drive up to 80% of all medical outcomes. The pandemic illuminated that – despite decades of meaningful work – we are still no closer to reducing the economic challenges, cultural differences and environmental disadvantages that exacerbate the symptoms of illness and disease.
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