The intersection of patient satisfaction and quality of care is central to healthcare today, and a provider’s level of cultural competence can significantly impact his/her performance in both areas.

“I felt super lucky:” Luck and administrative burden in cancer-related financial hardship. Introducing the SEER-Medicare-Housing and Urban Development data linkage: A novel resource for examining the ...

After a successful pilot program with Cigna, the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) has rolled out a self-guided educational program aimed at improving the quality of ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Health Net, in partnership with Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC), announced today the launch of a seven-part cultural competency education series for providers ...

According to a survey funded by the California Health Care Foundation of over 3,000 Black Californiansquestioned, 41% of such individuals conveyed they were educated to their healthcare providers, 35% ...

Risk for dose-limiting chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in black women with breast cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Members of the D.C. Council introduced the LGBTQ Cultural Competency Continuing Education Amendment Act on April 14 – a bill that would require all health care professionals to receive additional ...

A new course at the University of Minnesota is teaching undergraduate medical students cultural competence skills. The course focuses on teaching differences in cultural practices that medical ...

Two (2) female medical students are working together on a group assignment. They are writing their notes on a laptop and sitting at a desk in a training laboratory. They are both wearing scrubs. The ...

Many members of racial and ethnic minority groups say they face extra barriers when seeking care for a friend or family member with Alzheimer's disease. Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American ...

Given the increasing diversity of Canada, cultural competence is considered of paramount importance in practising mental health care effectively. The term cultural competence refers to cultural ...