The Commonwealth Fund

Commonwealth Fund Cultural Competence -- The Intersection of Cultural Competence and Patient-Centeredness from the Commonwealth Fund.

Commonwealth Fund IMS Focus -- Linking Quality and Equity in Health Care from The Commonwealth Fund, information focuses on the Institute of Medicine's six principles for designing a high-quality health care system.

CMWF Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Health Care -- Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Health Care: A look at the literature and promising research indicates cultural and linguistic competence improves health outcomes and patient well-being, but more work is needed to establish a solid "business case" for providing such care.

CMWF Patient's Perspective -- Patient's perspective on cultural competency - in this Commonwealth Fund report, the researchers identify the five domains of culturally competent care that can best be assessed through the patient's perspectives.

CMWF Cultural Competence in Action -- Using case studies of organizations that have implemented cultural competency initiatives, the authors of this Commonwealth Fund report, who are based at the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, recommend ways to put cultural competency into practice.