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Cross-cultural communication measure derived from the cross-cultural communication domain of the C-CAT

CBE ID
1894
Endorsement Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

0-100 measure of cross-cultural communication related to patient-centered communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit

        • 1.14 Numerator

          Cross-cultural communication component of patient-centered communication (aka socio-cultural context): an organization should create an environment that is respectful to populations with diverse backgrounds; this includes helping its workforce understand sociocultural factors that affect health beliefs and the ability to interact with the health care system. Measure is scored on 3 items from the C-CAT patient survey and 16 items from the C-CAT staff survey. Minimum of 100 patient responses and 50 staff responses.

        • 1.15 Denominator

          There are two components to the target population: staff (clinical and nonclinical) and patients. Sites using this measure must obtain at least 50 staff responses and at least 100 patient responses.

        • Exclusions

          Staff respondents who do not have direct contact with patients are excluded from questions that specifically address patient contact.

        • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
          Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Experience and Function Fall Cycle 2019
          Initial Endorsement
          Last Updated
          Removal Date
        • Steward
          University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities
          Steward Organization POC Email
          Steward Organization Copyright

          ©American Medical Association, 2012.
          The C-CAT´s surveys, while copyrighted by the American Medical Association, are publicly accessible for viewing and for noncommercial internal research purposes.