Healthcare inequities in the United States remain despite decades of initiatives targeting social determinants of health. Disparities exist across racial, gender, socioeconomic, and geographic lines, indicating persistent challenges in obtaining equitable healthcare. Systematic reviews reveal that efforts by hospital systems to address these determinants have not resulted in satisfactory progress. Contributing factors include insufficient standardization in methodologies and the lack of sharing best practices among communities, as well as underinvestment in the necessary data collection and measurement for SDOH initiatives.
Despite years of efforts, healthcare inequities in the United States persist due to inadequate programs targeting social determinants of health across various demographics.
Systematic reviews show that hospital systems' initiatives to tackle social determinants of health have resulted in disappointing advancements, pointing to the need for better data and standardization.
The slow progress in addressing these disparities is often linked to a lack of standardization in approaches and insufficient investment in SDOH data collection and measurement.
Continued disparities across racial, gender, socioeconomic, and geographic lines highlight the challenges in effectively addressing healthcare inequities through targeted programs.
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