HSA 510 Discussion

To prepare for this course, you researched various teams within a health care facility in your community, the communication methods used, and the concept of cultural competence.

• Suggest the major reasons why a well-integrated communication process is important for the performance of any organization and the major reasons why such a process is particularly important in health care organizations. Support your response with at least two examples of communication methods used within the researched health care facility in your community.
• Explore the concept of cultural competence, and justify its necessity as a permanent structure of the U.S. health care system. Support your response with at least two examples of the possible adverse effects on a health care facility of not practicing cultural competence.