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Language Barriers
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Hospitals' need for low-cost language interpreters on the rise
With a growing population of diverse patients, hospitals and health systems increasingly must address language barriers between non-English-speaking patients and providers, and sometimes must do so
Cultural concierges help smooth language barriers
A staggering 90 percent of clinicians say language barriers have compromised care in patients with limited English proficiency, and 86 percent said cultural barriers compromised care, according to a
Do accents make foreign-born healthcare workers seem less credible?
People are less likely to trust non-native speakers with foreign accents simply because they are harder to understand, according to a study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. When
Up to half of Spanish-translated prescriptions include dangerous mistakes
Doctors who treat non-English-speaking patients have long been frustrated with the poor accuracy of computer programs pharmacies use to translate instructions for patients, and a new study in
Study: CA immigrants face big language barriers
Despite the region's huge immigrant population, southern California's healthcare providers aren't doing well in negotiating language barriers created by the region's complex mix of residents. A new
