Cultural

Cultural competence is the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. In practice, both individuals and organizations can be culturally competent. Race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, class status, employment status, and religious or spiritual orientation can all help form our culture.

Definition

Cultural competence is defined as the ability of providers and organizations to effectively deliver health care services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients. A culturally competent health care system can help improve health outcomes and quality of care, and can contribute to the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities.

Benefits

Cultural competence in healthcare is critical for reducing health disparities and improving access to high-quality healthcare that is respectful of and responsive to the needs of diverse patients. When healthcare organizations, providers, and insurers can understand and respond to these needs, health care quality and patient satisfaction can increase.

Cultural Competence in Healthcare

Cultural competence in healthcare refers to the ability for healthcare systems to provide care to patients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviors, including tailoring healthcare delivery to meet patients' social, cultural, and linguistic needs.

See Also

• Health disparities
• Healthcare quality
• Patient satisfaction

References

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