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January 1, 2010 | Book
In this chapter, Irene Wielawski, a free-lance journalist and former investigative reporter looks at Hablamos Juntos, examining its conceptual bases, observing the program in action, and offering some thoughts—based in part on the evaluation of the program—on the challenges to language-access programs and possible ways of overcoming them.
November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report
Inova, a not-for-profit health care system based in northern Virginia that includes hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers and other health-related organizations, established the role of the patient navigator to meet their needs.
November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report
Through Hablamos Juntos, Molina saw an opportunity to pilot "TeleSalud," an in-house telephone contact center where Spanish-speaking members could access health care advice 24 hours a day.
November 18, 2009 | Program Results Report
The participating hospitals were connected to a videoconferencing system through a new statewide communications network known as the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
International medical graduates contribute to the diversity of languages spoken by California physicians.
February 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Parents often give their children inaccurate doses of medicine. For this study, researchers observed parents administer liquid medicine to their children using a set of standardized dosing instruments. The study occurred in late 2008 at an urban public hospital.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a randomized clinical trial testing a medication education tool designed for low-literacy hospital discharge patients. The researchers found that the education tool did not have an effect on medication adherence.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines how Latinos who are not fluent in English receive information about the purpose, side effects and correct usage of prescribed medications. The Latino population is rapidly increasing throughout the United States and language barriers can make it difficult for providers to deliver optimal medical care.
January 23, 2009 | Program Results Report
Radio Bilingue produced a body of health programming and developed a strategic plan for creating a health desk to expand its health focus.
October 16, 2007 | Program Results Report
Hablamos Juntos: Improving Patient-Provider Communication for Latinos was the first national effort to help health care organizations meet the challenge of providing language services and signage.