According to a commentary posted in Harvard Business Review, hospitals can boost outcomes and patient engagement through improved cultural competency, that is, the ability to successfully relate to ...

Cultural competence in healthcare is defined as the ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health care services that meet the social, cultural and linguistics needs of patients.

Origin & Oak Creative, a marketing and communications agency specializing in culturally competent, community-centered messaging, officially launched today to address a growing nee ...

The Joint Commission has updated its monograph, Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence and Patient- and Family-Centered Care With The Joint Commission. The monograph was developed to ...

Ana Lopez is not alone. Thousands of indigenous women and men from the southern states of Mexico (primarily Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, and Chiapas) have migrated massively to the United States since ...

The primary issue that presents itself vividly in this case is that of interpretation, and the central role communication plays in our lives. While the health care setting today boasts numerous ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Outside of skin of color clinics, the satisfaction of care by black patients would improve if dermatologists ...

The development of cultural intelligence and intercultural competence has emerged as a critical focus within higher education, addressing the growing need for graduates who can navigate and contribute ...

Having an ethnic concordant relationship with one's doctor allows the patient to feel more involved in decision making. Feeling part of decision making translates into greater patient satisfaction and ...