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Category Archives: Cultural Competency: Assessments
Health Research and Education Trust: Building a Culturally Competent Health Care Organization
This guide from the Health Research and Education Trust, the research and education affiliate of the American Hospital Association, describes how hospitals and other health care organizations can become more culturally competent. A culturally competent health care system is one … Continue reading
National Quality Forum: Assessment of Quality Measures for “Disparities-Sensitivity”
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has developed an assessment tool to evaluate whether health care quality measures are “sensitive” in measuring health care disparities. As part of the integration of equity into health care quality improvement, NQF proposes to evaluate … Continue reading
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research: Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Cultural Competency Item Set
The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) has developed this Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Competency Item Set as a potential supplement to the Adult Clinician and Group Survey. The items include measures on: Patient-provider … Continue reading
National Quality Forum Requests Public Comments on Healthcare Disparities and Cultural Competency Measures
The National Quality Forum is requesting public comments on a commissioned paper from the Disparities Solutions Center describing issues regarding the selection and evaluation of disparity-sensitive quality measures, methodological issues with disparities measurement, and cross-cutting measurement gaps in disparities. The paper and … Continue reading
Resources to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Health Equity
I have compiled key publications and resources on some current topics in health care policy. Below are descriptions of the key topic areas, which also can be accessed using the menu on the right side of this page. Health Care … Continue reading
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University of South Florida: Organizational Cultural Competence – A Review of Assessment Protocols
This comprehensive report from the Research & Training Center for Children’s Mental Health at the University of South Florida identifies and categorizes organizational assessments of cultural competence. While it was intended for primary use for children’s mental health service providers, … Continue reading
NCQA Implementing Multicultural Health Care Standards – Ideas and Examples
This guide provides ideas and examples to support the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s standards for distinction in Multicultural Health Care. Link to Original Source
American Medical Association Ethical Force Program: Improving Patient-Centered Communication
This report and toolkit from the American Medical Association Ethical Force Program supports improvement in patient-centered communication. The toolkit has been used by hospitals and community health centers to engage both providers and patients in improving effective communication.
