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Descriptor English:   Culturally Competent Care 
Descriptor Spanish:   asistencia sanitaria culturalmente competente 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Assistência à Saúde Culturalmente Competente 
Synonyms English:   Care, Cross-Cultural
Care, Cultural
Care, Culturally Competent
Care, Culturally Congruent
Cross Cultural Care
Cross-Cultural Care
Cultural Care
Culturally Competent Health Care
Culturally Congruent Care  
Tree Number:   N04.590.374.052
N05.300.206
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Clinical Competence
Cultural Competency
 
History Note English:   2015 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CL classification EC economics
ES ethics EH ethnology
HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods OG organization & administration
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends  
Record Number:   55787 
Unique Identifier:   D065246 

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