Linguistic and cultural competency.
The U.S. population is becoming more diverse and cultural and linguistic barriers may adversely affect the quality of health care for some individuals. Cultural and linguistic competencies are now a high priority for national health policy. Research commissioned by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists indicates that diversity among patients is a leading health care trend that will have an impact on radiologic technologists in the immediate future.
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ASRT, Office of Practice Issues, USA.
D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005006:Ethnicity; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008037:Linguistics; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008913:Minority Groups; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000193:education / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States