Culturally Competent Care

Health care services that are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse patients. The provider and the patient each bring their individual learned patterns of language and culture to the health care experience which must be transcended to achieve equal access and quality health care.

Year introduced: 2015

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Tree Number(s): N04.590.374.052, N05.300.206

MeSH Unique ID: D065246

Entry Terms:

• Culturally Congruent Care
• Care, Culturally Congruent
• Culturally Competent Health Care
• Cross-Cultural Care
• Care, Cross-Cultural
• Cross Cultural Care
• Cultural Care
• Care, Cultural
• Culturally Sensitive Care
• Care, Culturally Sensitive
• Culturally Sensitive Cares

Previous Indexing:

• Clinical Competence (1994-2014)

See Also:

• Clinical Competence
• Cultural Competency

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Health Care Category
Health Services Administration
Patient Care Management
Delivery of Health Care
Culturally Competent Care

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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
Culturally Competent Care