I have found some things that are similar and some that are different between the ASRT Radiology standards and the CLAS standards. I found the CLAS standards listed in the currated content and I found the Radiology standards on ASRT's website in PDF form. ASRT is the American Society of Radiology Technologists.
A few standards for Radiology Technologist are:
1. Delivers patient care and service free from bias or discrimination.
2. Know personal and professional strengths.
3. Act as a patient advocate.
4. Respect the patient's right to privacy and confidentiality.
5. Accept accountability for decisions made and actions taken.
6. Provide health care services with consideration for a diverse patient.
A few standards from the CLAS are:
1. Provide effective, equitable, understandable and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy and other communication needs.
2. Provide easy-to-understand print and multimedia materials and signage in the languages commonly used by the populations in the service area.
3. Offer language assistance to individuals who have limited English proficiency and/or other communication needs, at no cost to them
4. Inform all individuals of the availability of language assistance services clearly and in their preferred language, verbally and in writing.
5. Ensure the competence of individuals providing language assistance, recognizing that the use of untrained individuals and/or minors as interpreters should be avoided.
The ASRT and CLAS standards are similar when it comes to dealing with diverse patients. The ASRT standards mention that services should be provided with consideration for diverse patients. This means that different patients need different things and we, as radiology technologist, have a duty to provide that for them. The CLAS also stated that health care professional should provide effective, equitable, understandable and respecting care to all people, with consideration of their health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, and any other needs.
Both standards also believe that the care provider has a duty to continue educating themselves further in the ways of cultural awareness.
CLAS and ASRT standards do have one difference though. CLAS talks more about what the hospital should provide to/for the diverse patients, while ASRT refers more towards how the Radiology Technologist should act and behave while working with diverse patients.
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