Language Services In Hospitals Vary By Ownership And Location.

Schiaffino, Melody K; Nara, Atsushi; Mao, Liang

Schiaffino, Melody K; Nara, Atsushi; Mao, Liang.

Afiliación

Schiaffino MK; Melody K. Schiaffino (mschiaffino@mail.sdsu.edu) is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University, in California.
Nara A; Atsushi Nara is an assistant professor of geography at San Diego State University.
Mao L; Liang Mao is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Florida, in Gainesville.

Health Aff (Millwood) ; 35(8): 1399-403, 2016 08 01.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27503963

RESUMEN

Twenty-four million people in the United States have limited English proficiency. They experience barriers to health care because of their inability to communicate effectively with providers. Hospitals are required to provide language services that reflect the needs of people in their communities, but these services are not available systematically.

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Barreras de Comunicación; Geografía; Hospitales; Propiedad/economía; Traducciones; American Hospital Association; Bases de Datos Factuales; Femenino; Humanos; Masculino; Multilingüismo; Evaluación de Necesidades; Atención Individual de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos; Relaciones Médico-Paciente; Estados Unidos

Palabras clave

Hospitals; Limited English Proficiency; Organization and Delivery of Care; Quality Of Care; Special Populations

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Propiedad / Traducciones / Barreras de Comunicación / Geografía / Hospitales Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Health Aff (Millwood) Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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