The Spirit Catches You And You Fall By Anne Fadiman

Author of nonfiction book “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall”, Anne Fadiman relays the questions to her readers in her preface: “What makes a good parent?” and “What makes a good doctor?” As far as anyone is concerned for the latter question, specifically what makes outstanding health care, Carolyn M. Clancy, MD, of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality would describe quality health care as simply “getting the right care to the right patient at the right time – every time” (). Furthermore, she dissects this simplistic description apart, providing a multilayered perspective. Essentially, the key to quality health care is its three basic dimensions: STRUCTURE, PROCESS, and OUTCOME” (). With this theory in mind, it is obligatory that the hospital bases its future actions and changes on these dimensions as to advance …show more content…
Developed by the National Center for Cultural Competence, “Bridging the Cultural Divide in Health Care Settings: The Essential Role of Cultural Broker Programs” explain 'cultural brokering ' through multiple definition, from describing the role they playing in health care intervention for the advancement of an “effective, beneficial health care plan” or the simply “bridging … between groups or persons of differing cultural backgrounds” (National Health Service Corps, 2004). With relevance to Fadiman 's “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall”, the publicized tragedy has inspired the United States, particularly the Merced, California where the incident took place: “Health House, a social-service agency that facilitates medical care for Merced County 's non-English-speaking residents, was found in Merced… [providing] medical interpreters in a half-dozen languages, including Hmong [among its many services]”, and this legacy has not been isolated to the Hmong-populated cities of California (Fox,