Word to the mother(tongue): language access and Medicaid for Limited English Proficient migrants
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Creating a Safe, High-Quality Healthcare System for All: Meeting the Needs of Limited English Proficient Populations; Comment on “Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access”
The article by Cheri Wilson, “Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access”, highlights the challenges of providing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) to patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). As the US pursues high-value, high-performance healthcare, our ability to meet the needs of our most vulnerable will determine whether we succeed...
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15 صفحه اولPatient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
This paper aims to provide a description of the need for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients, an identification of how the lack of CLAS for LEP patients can compromise patient safety and healthcare quality, and discuss barriers to the provision of CLAS.
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عنوان ژورنال: IZA Journal of Development and Migration
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2520-1786
DOI: 10.1186/s40176-018-0130-x