Dialogue to Diagnosis: How Doctor-Patient Relationships Shape Preventative Care and Patient Health
Doctor-patient relationships form the cornerstone of preventative healthcare, acting as the site where the social determinants of patient backgrounds intersect with the constructed systems of insurance, pharmaceuticals, and commercialized biomedicine that make up the modern healthcare industry. At this crucial … Read more
‘No Degree, No Legitimacy’: How Perceived Education Status Influences Quality of Health Care in Rural North Carolina
Introduction: Education status is a fundamental aspect of the social determinants of health, particularly in preventative health. In medical settings, having a strong education background as a patient is often associated with higher quality relationships with providers and better quality … Read more
The Communication Barriers of Preventive Healthcare
Communication is the foundation of all doctor-patient relationships with the most critical being those who are able to intervene first, routine general physicians. The principle of preventive care lies in the power in the ability to be proactive over one’s … Read more
For Patients or For Profits? The Price of the Commercialization of the Healthcare Industry
Introduction In 2023, the United States spent a staggering $4.9 trillion on healthcare, which accounts for 17.6% of the nation’s GDP.1This extreme amount of expenditure – which is only projected to increase in future years – is primarily caused by … Read more
From Patients to Providers: Socioeconomic Barriers in the Continuum of Preventive Care
Introduction At CommWell Health, a small rural clinic in North Carolina, Dr. George Gould sees the same cycle play out: patients delay care until a condition becomes severe, despite having insurance. Meanwhile, staff like Ana Maria Deaver, who provides both … Read more