In fact, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and Muslims report that the quality of their care was diminished because of their ethnicity or race.
Lower-quality patient-health professional interactions are associated with decreased satisfaction in the healthcare provider. The quality of patient-health professional interactions is decreased. If providers and health care systems are not working together to provide culturally competent care, patients may have untoward health consequences, receive poor quality care, and be dissatisfied with the care they receive. Ĭonsequences of Cultural Competence Deficiencies Strategies to move health professionals and systems towards these goals include providing cultural competence training and developing policies and procedures that decrease barriers to providing culturally competent patient care. Culturally competent care can improve patient quality and care outcomes. Cultural competence is the ability of health providers and organizations to deliver health care services that meet the cultural, social, and religious needs of patients and their families.
The diversity of religions around the world creates challenges for health care providers and systems to provide culturally competent medical care.
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