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Abstract
As the ethnic diversity of the U.S. population increases, there is a growing awareness of healthcare disparities and the need to address them. This position statement that the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Ethnogeriatrics Committee developed outlines healthcare disparities in the United States and the minimum quality indicators that healthcare organizations and healthcare providers should adopt to ensure that all older adults receive care that is culturally appropriate and takes into account level of health literacy.Entities:
Keywords: culturally competent care; ethnogeriatrics; quality indicators
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26804356 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13924
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc ISSN: 0002-8614 Impact factor: 5.562