Description
Caring for patients in their home gives a perspective not typically available in office-based or hospital settings and being able to competently leverage this enhanced understanding of patients and their families can lead to improved healthcare experiences. Health systems are on the front lines of addressing health equity, but the topic is complex and multifaceted. Organizations need to be thoughtful in how they address patient cultural diversity and/or issues related to systemic inequity and exclusion. Leaders must be deliberate in designing and building systems where the outcomes truly advance health equity for all patients and families.
Objectives
In this course, you will learn how to develop and implement best practices for culturally sensitive care in the home environment and within the workplace, including the use of organizational self-assessment and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reference tools. Upon completion, you will be able to do the following:
1. Define the importance of assessing and promoting DEI practices for your house call program.
2. Identify and develop clinical and operational best practices for culturally sensitive home-based medical care.
3. Incorporate DEI and cultural competence principles into a patient-centered plan of care.
4. Implement a formal DEI internal initiative for recruitment, representation, performance management, and retention within your house call program.
Audience
This course is intended for home-based primary care providers, as well as practice administrators, managers, and other staff who are invested in enhancing house call operations.
Estimated Time to Complete
30 minutes
In order to earn credit for participation in this activity, the learner must complete a 5-question post-test with a passing score of 80% or better with unlimited attempts.
Credit Information
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the Home Centered Care Institute. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Approved: February 20, 2024
Expiration: February 20, 2027
The following organizations accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™:
• Physician Assistants: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• Nurse Practitioners: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP)
• Nurses: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Practice Managers: Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Disclosures
None of the planners, authors, or reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Acknowledgment
The Home Centered Care Institute gratefully acknowledges support for this activity in the form of a grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.