The US health system has undergone notable transformations over the last 2 decades. Independent community hospitals haveconsolidated horizontally with others to form hospital healthcare systems, with ...

Nurses care for an increasingly diverse patient population, so it’s important that they are sensitive to their patients' cultures. A new three-part blog series from American Sentinel University (ASU) ...

The country is changing, and fast. Studies show that racial and ethnic minorities account for most, if not all, of the country’s population growth as of late. “Nationally, the U.S. grew by 19.5 ...

In the United States, there remains an implicit bias that affects the quality of health care for African Americans. “The attitudes and behaviors of health care providers have been identified as one of ...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor has released a competency model for the long-term care industry that officials hope will solve long-standing issues of low wages and a high staff turnover rate.

A virtual care company is looking to distinguish itself in a crowded market by rolling out concierge services for communities that face high levels of discrimination in healthcare. Months after care ...

The U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday released a model outlining the core competencies required of workers in the long-term care industry. The Long-Term Care, Supports and Services Competency Model ...

Nashville, TN, July 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Creative Health Care Insight (CHCI) is excited to announce the launch of its Initial Competency Component, the only platform offering a tiered ...

Hugh Lytle is founder and CEO, Equality Health, a Value Based Care leader helping independent primary care practices make the shift to VBC. While there is no single way to define “cultural competence, ...

Health services professionals are confronting the challenge of maintaining and improving competence over the course of lengthy careers in diverse practice specialties. This article reviews the efforts ...