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SPOTLIGHT: TX program educates MDs about culture
September 24, 2006 — 7:01pm ET
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and TMF Health Quality Institute are working together to help doctors better manage the cultural differences between themselves and their patients. The program will educate doctors about "[a] patient's language barrier, culturally based health beliefs about disease and treatment options, personal space, nonverbal signals and religion," reports the San Antonio Business Journal. Report
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