Harnessing health information technology to promote equitable care for patients with limited English proficiency and complex care needs
Inna Strechen,
Patrick Wilson,
Targ Eltalhi
et al.
Abstract:Background
Patients with language barriers encounter healthcare disparities, which may be alleviated by leveraging interpreter skills to reduce cultural, language, and literacy barriers through improved bidirectional communication. Evidence supports the use of in-person interpreters, especially for interactions involving patients with complex care needs. Unfortunately, due to interpreter shortages and clinician underuse of interpreters, patients with language barriers frequently do not get the … Show more
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