Cultural Competency Implementation Measure

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Public reporting; Quality improvement (internal to the specific organization); Quality improvement with benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Workforce

Defining Attributes

Definition

The Cultural Competence Implementation Measure is an organisational survey designed to assist healthcare organisations in identifying the degree to which they are providing culturally competent care and addressing the needs of diverse populations, as well as their adherence to 12 of the 45 NQF-endorsed® cultural competency practices prioritised for the survey.

Numerator

The target audience for this survey includes health care organisations across a range of health care settings, including hospitals, health plans, community clinics, and dialysis organisations. The focus of the measure is the degree to which health care organisations have adopted or implemented 12 of the 45 NQF-endorsed cultural competency preferred practices.

Denominator

As mentioned above, the survey can be used to measure adherence to 12 of the 45-NQF endorsed cultural competence preferred practices. The survey could be used to focus on a particular type of health care organisation, or more broadly to collect information across various organisation types.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Instrument-Based Data

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025