New Framework For Cardiovascular Care Delivery & Implementation Calls For Incorporating Behavioral & Psychosocial Health 

Building on the recognition of social determinants as drivers of health, a new framework for cardiovascular care delivery and implementation recommends incorporating strategies to assess and mitigate behavioral and psychosocial concerns.;Behavioral and psychosocial factors including smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, sleep issues, depression, anxiety, and stress have been shown to drive cardiovascular risk and prognosis, treatment adherence, and health care use.;

This framework was developed when the American College of Cardiology (ACC) partnered with Med Axiom on a series of care transformation resources designed to provide a framework for health systems to effectively integrate novel paradigms of . . .