Studying Cultural Competence, Race and Quality of Care
July 14, 2009 | Story
"This program was pivotal in my career. It gave me unconditional support to do the work I wanted to do and made me really feel my work was valued and important," said Saha.
Cultural Competence
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Culturally Sensitive Care Can Improve Quality
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School co-sponsored the Third Annual Conference on Culturally Competent Care.
What Language Services Mean to Patients
April 6, 2011 | Program Result
"We would never have gotten this information if the doctor had just gone in with broken Spanish," said Beth Ebel, M.D. "Often you don't know what you're getting into with medicine. If you don't know the nuances of the situation it can be a problem."
Speaking Together: National Language Services Network
National Program
This program, the first of its kind to integrate quality improvement techniques with hospital-based language services.
Hablamos Juntos: Improving Patient-Provider Communication for Latinos
National Program
To improve access to quality health care for Latinos with limited English proficiency through the use of cost-effective interpretation and translation services.
Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care
National Program
Expecting Success was a national program aimed at improving the quality of cardiac care while reducing racial, ethnic and language disparities.
Improving Satisfaction and Health Behavior Outcomes Among African-American Patients
June 28, 2010 | Program Result
Researchers at the University of Florida conducted a two-phase study designed to address health care disparities both through the development and testing of culturally sensitive assessment tools (phase one) and through a health promotion model program (phase two).
Language Barriers in Health Care
September 1, 2008 | Journal Article
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A Partnership of Two NYC Hospitals Trained Providers to Offer End-of-Life Care for Minority Populations in Harlem
October 17, 2008 | Program Result
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and North General Hospital trained physicians to provide culturally sensitive palliative and hospice care to underserved, minority populations and to provide such care to residents of Harlem and other communities.
Proyecto HEAL Project Helps Colorado Agency Reach Latino Families With Health Information
July 1, 1999 | Program Result
The Latin American Research and Service Agency, located in Denver, implemented community-based interventions to address sociocultural barriers to health care for Hispanic Americans.