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How can patients with psychiatric or any other illnesses be viewed as non-compliant with their medical regimes when there is a persistent failure to investigate how their race and genetics are affecting treatment

Patient Satisfaction Surveys Earn a Zero on Tracking Whether Hospitals Deliver Culturally Competent Care

Medika Life - September 15, 2022

The CAHPS survey is required by the federal government for many health care facilities, and the hospital version of it is required for most acute care hospitals. Low scores can induce financial penalties, and hospitals reap financial rewards for improving scores or exceeding those of their peers.

We Have Inadvertently Built Cultural Discrimination Into Our Healthcare Systems

Robert Turner, Founding Editor - March 23, 2021

We build and use discriminatory Healthcare Systems. Unintentional by design, these systems propagate inequality in patient care and promote racial disparities.

The Anti-LGBTQ Arkansas Health Law is Dangerous for All of Us

Dr Jeff Livingston - March 29, 2021

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signs anti-LGBTQ legislation, the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act, SB 289, into law on March 26th.

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