Although health reform promises to expand health coverage to millions of people, it does not address the phenomenon of burnout among those providing that care, Dr. Kevin Pho, who blogs at KevinMD.com, ...

Competencies ensure the right people throughout your clinical workforce are equipped to achieve optimal performance outcomes. Successful competencies align with organizational goals and individual ...

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 ...

In this article, we argue in favor of a promising paradigm for training physicians: competency-based medical education (CBME). 10 CBME takes an outcomes-based approach in training learners to become ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), the only organization dedicated to healthcare quality professionals, announces its groundbreaking research ...

Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture refers to the ...

Given the increasing diversity of Canada, cultural competence is considered of paramount importance in practising mental health care effectively. The term cultural competence refers to cultural ...

How does a health care system ensure the population it serves gets the care it needs? The intentions of cultural competency may begin with wanting to deliver trauma-informed care to diverse ...

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 ...

When you're trying to arrange in-home care for yourself or a loved one, one of the first challenges is understanding the difference between a home health aide and a skilled nurse.