Quality projects tackle cultural competence.
In the second of a two-part series looking at differences in health care provided to minorities and immigrants, Healthcare Benchmarks looks at what some facilities and organizations are doing to address and prevent racial discrimination in health care. This will be of great importance in the future, considering that by 2030, 40% of the U.S. population may be made up of minorities. A recent survey found that one in five African-Americans have had a serious incident of discrimination in a health care setting.
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