Cultural Competency in the News


5/2011	Collecting and using race, ethnicity and language data in ambulatory settings: A white paper with recommendations from the Commission to End Health Care Disparities
5/2011	Accountable Care Organizations and Health Care Disparities
5/2011	How Can Physicians Close the Disparity Gap?
5/2/2011	Highmark Inc. Is First Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan to Receive NCQA Distinction in Multicultural Health Care
4/28/2011	Wanted: Fewer science nerds, more 'culturally competent' doctors
4/2011	Lost in Translation: Interpreters Can Tackle Health Disparities
1/26/2011	State Level Cultural Competency Legislation: Overview And Implications
12/5/2010	Critical care - Diversity Boston/Boston.com Text and video coverage includes comments from MGH physician Joseph Betancourt
11/2/2010	Respecting Muslim Patients' Needs - New York Times quotes MGH physician and MCCG co-founder Joseph Betancourt
11/17/2009	Health Reform and Communities of Color: How might it Affect Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities?
11/9/2009	Race, Ethnicity & Health Care Reform: Achieving Equity in Our Lifetime
10/19/2009	Mandating cultural competency: Should physicians be required to take courses?
3/09-4/09	Closing the Gap: AHIP's Addressing Disparities in Health Initiative
2/5/2009	Physician Cultural Competence and Patient Ratings of the Patient-Physician Relationship
2/2009	Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities; A Business Case Update for Employers
12/16/2008	The COA360: a tool for assessing the cultural competency of healthcare organizations.
11/10/2008	URAC selected CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield as a finalist for the Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards competition for their "Cultural Excellence Training."
6/10/2008	Culture-Based Care \| Physicians' Failure To Address Cultural Needs of Patients Leads to Racial Health Care Disparities, According to Study
6/01/2008	Physician's News Digest: Cultural competency for patient-centered care: Interview with Joseph R. Betancourt, M.D., M.P.H.
5/20/2008	Racial, ethnic disparities: Use patient-centered care, not stereotypes
7/20/2007	Tests of ER trainees find signs of race bias in care
9/13/2006	Ten Health Plans Recognized by NCQA for Bridging Cultural And Linguistic Divides in Health Care
7/18/2006	The Patient-Based Approach as taught in Quality Interactions is now featured in UpToDate - an on-line, evidence-based, resource used extensively by physicians.
10/6/2005	NCLR Welcomes Passage of Cultural and Linguistic Competency Training Bill For Physicians In California
6/1/2005	New Jersey Mandates Cultural-Competency Training
4/1/2005	LITERATURE UPDATE: Minority Mistrust for the Healthcare System: Does Health Plan Matter?
1/1/2005	LITERATURE UPDATE: Journal Health Affairs publishes special issue devoted to racial/ethnic disparities — several articles link between cultural and linguistic competence to quality of care
10/1/2004	LITERATURE UPDATE: Study highlights link between cultural competence and quality of care in asthma
7/1/2004	LITERATURE UPDATE: Study highlights Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence
4/1/2004	LITERATURE UPDATE: Why don't more African-Americans on Dialysis Get Kidney Transplants?
1/1/2004	LITERATURE UPDATE: Cultural Competence Linked to Improved Patient Ratings of Care

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