Social Services

About this episode

Jamie and Scott Middleton discuss the undervalued role of social services in healthcare and the impact of social determinants on patient care.

In this episode, Jamie and Scott Middleton break down the chronically undervalued world of social services in healthcare — from social determinants of health and advanced care planning to mental health access, food deserts, and the billing realities that determine whether patients actually get help. The sobering through-line: a man was being wheeled toward a radiation treatment in his final hours of life because no one on his care team had started the one conversation that could have changed everything.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Middleton

Guest: Jamie Middleton

Topics covered

• social services
• healthcare
• mental health
• advanced care planning
• social determinants of health

Keywords

• social services
• healthcare
• mental health access
• food deserts
• billing realities

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