Harris G L A
Portland State University, USA.
J Health Hum Serv Adm. 2010 Summer;33(1):2-52.
Healthcare disparities have reached such disproportionate levels of disease burden for certain groups that the issue has become a national priority. This article examines the most recent iteration of the healthcare disparities movement, the aggressive legislative steps by the federal government to disrupt its destructive path and the promise that cultural competence holds for healthcare providers and the healthcare industry as a whole in placing the patient back at the center of healthcare treatment. Such efforts, it is argued, will be instrumental in helping to reduce healthcare disparities and make the healthcare delivery experience a more positive outcome for all patients.
医疗保健差距已使某些群体的疾病负担达到了极不成比例的程度，以至于这个问题已成为国家优先事项。本文审视了医疗保健差距运动的最新情况、联邦政府为打破其破坏路径而采取的激进立法措施，以及文化能力对于医疗服务提供者和整个医疗行业将患者重新置于医疗治疗中心所具有的前景。有人认为，这些努力将有助于减少医疗保健差距，并使所有患者都能获得更积极的医疗服务体验。
