This comprehensive policy analysis from the Texas Health Institute examines the cultural competency and linguistic access requirements for health insurance Continue reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) has released its long-awaited “enhanced” National Standards Continue reading
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has developed an assessment tool to evaluate whether health care quality measures are “sensitive” in Continue reading
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed twelve healthcare disparities and cultural competency quality measures. With this NQF endorsement, payers, Continue reading
The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) has developed this Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Cultural Continue reading
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has an online toolkit on culturally effective care. The toolkit is grounded in the Continue reading
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued this policy statement on culturally effective care in 2004. Link to Original Source
This edition of California’s Healthline’s Think Tank features commentaries on the continuing importance of cultural competency in health care. In California, Continue reading
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