Language services are essential for health equity and good patient health outcomes, but recent executive actions threaten to ...

In recent years, Americans have gotten used to logging on to a patient portal through their smartphone or computer to have telehealth appointments with their doctors and health care teams, see their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When a diversifying U.S. population meets a shrinking rheumatology workforce, the result is likely to be an ...

To effectively address language barriers in the delivery of healthcare, a comprehensive approach comprising both tactical and creative solutions is needed. The integration of Natural Language ...

Latino patients face multiple obstacles to proper melanoma care, including language barriers and untimely referrals, according to a study.Compared with white patients, Latino patients are more ...

A lower proportion of children from non–English-speaking households received preventive medical care visits than their English-speaking peers. Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of data ...

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A disconnect between patient experience and technology affects communication, access, and satisfaction in healthcare, despite technological advancements. Survey participants report dissatisfaction due ...

Alfredo David lay in bed, looking deflated under an Avengers blanket, as a doctor, two nurses, and medical interpreter Veronica Maldonado entered his hospital room. He wrapped up a call from his wife, ...

For the nearly 30 million Americans with limited English proficiency (LEP), language barriers can have dangerous (and even deadly) consequences in healthcare settings — miscommunicated care ...

A recent report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Pa. continue to encounter ...