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The healthcare industry must explore how their own institutions are contributing to major social issues such as institutional racism in order to really tackle the “monsters” of social determinants on health.
That was a key message from Donald Berwick, the president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement during the group’s annual forum this week in Orlando, Florida. Berwick’s comments come as the healthcare industry is taking a long look at social determinants such as food insecurity, transportation and housing.