Health equity and meeting patients where they are

As Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs for Florida Blue, FMA member Kelli Tice Wells, MD, serves as clinical lead for the health insurer’s medical operations work in the areas of virtual health, social determinants of health, opioid overuse response, and corporate social responsibility. On this episode of Medicine Curated, Dr. Wells talks about her work in the area of health equity and how her public health background informs what she does today. She also explains what physicians can do in order to reassure their patients who have concerns about receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. “Folks trust their doctors,” Dr. Wells said. “They’re going to a physician with whom they have a relationship to get guidance. It is important that we be in a position to answer those questions for them.”