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December 1, 2000 | Program Result
Emory University School of Medicine assessed the prevalence of inadequate health literacy among patients presenting for outpatient acute care in two urban public hospitals, one in Atlanta and one in Los Angeles.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Adapted from the IMIA Standards of Practice for Medical Interpreters.
June 4, 2008 | Toolkit
Establishing an Assessment and Grievance Process to Evaluate Telephonic Interpretation
April 18, 2011 | Program Result
The overarching objective of the Dartmouth Atlas is to report local and regional variation in the performance of U.S. health care to policymakers and health systems and to provide interpretation of unwarranted variation that can guide policy.
April 18, 2011 | Program Result
Ten hospitals throughout the country joined a collaborative learning network, developed strategies to improve the quality and accessibility of their language services, and tested them using five standardized performance improvement measures.
March 1, 2007 | Issue Brief
This issue brief from the Speaking Together project, presents an overview of the program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation whose aim is to identify, test and assess strategies for hospitals to provide effective language services to patients with limited English proficiency.
May 1, 2008 | Report
This report highlights the experiences of the 10 hospitals participating in the Speaking Together program, showcasing the proven practices that were implemented to improve language services at the health care institutions.
January 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Recommending Reading Sample: Initial Interpreter Competency Assessment Sample: Initial Unit Competencies Assessment Sample: Annual Unit Competencies Assessment National Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics - Standars - National Council on Interp ...
September 1, 2005 | Toolkit
The Goal: To strategically build an efficient, effective and qualified workforce for providing language services. Why It's Important: In health care, language services are frequently provided by self-declared bilingual clinical providers and ad hoc ...
July 1, 2004 | Toolkit
The Goal: To strategically build an efficient, effective and qualified workforce for providing language services. Why It's Important: In health care, language services are frequently provided by self-declared bilingual clinical providers and ad hoc ...