Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important to patients and their providers. Healthcare organizations that focus attention on DEI provide a workplace culture that is supportive and respectful of patients and employees.

For this Discussion Board, please complete the following:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are important to patients and their providers. Healthcare 
organizations that focus attention on DEI provide a workplace culture that is supportive and
respectful of patients and employees. When healthcare professionals recognize and interact 
appropriately with patients who are culturally different from them, patient outcomes may be 
improved. Today, many healthcare organizations have a department and an executive level 
position, such as chief diversity officer, dedicated to ensuring DEI in the organization.

Read the following fact sheets that explain DEI in healthcare and how one healthcare provider 
promotes DEI within the organization:

  • Johns Hopkins Medicine Fact Sheet
  • Permanente Fact Sheet

Read the following article on cultural competence and watch the video:

What Does Cultural Competence Mean for Healthcare Providers?
Cultural Competence in Healthcare

For this assignment, use the information on DEI and cultural competence in the resources provided and answer the following questions:

Based on your understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, describe a situation or experience 
that you have witnessed in a healthcare setting that relates to how diversity, equity, or inclusion
impact patient care or the healthcare workforce in a positive or negative way.

How did the healthcare professional or the organization demonstrate DEI or cultural competence? What could have been done differently? Read the following article on cultural competence and 
watch the video:

  • What Does Cultural Competence Mean for Healthcare Providers?
  • Cultural Competence in Healthcare

For this assignment, use the information on DEI and cultural competence in the resources provided and answer the following questions:

Based on your understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion, describe a situation or experience 
that you have witnessed in a healthcare setting that relates to how diversity, equity, or inclusion
impact patient care or the healthcare workforce in a positive or negative way.

How did the healthcare professional or the organization demonstrate DEI or cultural competence? 

What could have been done differently?
























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