Could Values and Social Structures in Singapore Facilitate Attainment of Patient-Focused, Cultural, and Linguistic Competency Standards in a Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot?:

Journal of Patient Experience

J NwandoOlayiwola¹ 

关键词: PCMH;    patient-centered medical home;    culturally;    linguistically appropriate services;    CLAS;    patient centered;    cultural competency;    Singapore;    PCMH pilot;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2374373515615975

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Primary care practices in the United States are transforming into patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) at a rapid pace. Newer PCMH standards have emphasized culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), but at this time, only some states in the United States have proposed or passed cultural competency training for health care professionals. Other countries are moving to PCMH models. Singapore, a small, ethnically diverse island nation, has national values and social structures that emphasize cultural and linguistic cohesion. In this piece, we examine Singapore’s first PCMH pilot with a national academic center and primary care practice group. Features such as common shared values, self-reliance, racial and religious harmony, patient experience surveillance, and incorporation of CLAS standards in routine health care transactions may predict success for the PCMH in Singapore, with some implications for the United States.

【 授权许可】

CC BY