A: I schedule and supervise nine interpreters in our clinic, whose clientele is 70-80 percent Spanish-speaking, from several different countries. We are there to ensure communication between the ...

Funding cuts, immigration crackdowns, an executive order declaring English the nation’s official language and a lack of clarification from HHS on medical interpretation requirements have left medical ...

The health care industry is a critical sector that helps save people’s lives. Sometimes, medical professionals and patients have communication barriers that can hinder that process. However, the great ...

DULUTH, Minn.—Kor Xiong was working at a convenience store one evening when he was called to his other job. “They said we’ve got to have someone at Miller-Dwan; the doctor comes in at 3 or 4 in the ...

PRI's "The World" Sept. 18 featured a report on how Massachusetts has responded to federal and state medical interpreting laws and developed services for non-English-speaking and ...

Mid adult counseling patient has a confused expression on her face while listening to a counselor. The counselor is gesturing while talking with the patient. Remote interpreter mobile app may overcome ...

Language barriers during medical emergencies may compromise care, highlighting the importance of medical interpreter services in emergency departments, an analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine ...

Dr. Susan Ehrlich asked her patient, 68-year-old Manubahai Patel, about his blood sugar counts and how he's been managing his diabetes. Patel answered in his native Hindi. But no interpreter was in ...

Doreen Simons, a certified deaf interpreter, uses a video remote interpreting (VRI) service from her Farmington home. Melanie Stengel Credit: Melanie Stengel / C_HIT.org CT Mirror’s independent, ...

At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, we believe that equal access to health care is very important. One way that we can help people get care is by having free interpreters for our patients if English isn’t ...

Local health providers are working to bridge the gap between doctors and non-English speakers, offering services to create more efficient and comfortable experiences for patients. Lexington Medical ...