Hospital staff ask deaf couple, 'What is a BSL interpreter?'

A health trust apologises to a deaf couple for the distress caused after they were left without a British Sign Language (BSL) ...
Healio

Language barriers may limit patient portal access, cause 'significant' downstream effects

The design of hospital patient portals may prevent millions of people with limited English proficiency from fully ...
QNS

Queens officials demand Gov. Hochul sign hospital language services access bill before end of year

Queens officials rallied for a bill requiring all hospitals to provide language access services, including interpreters and ...
The Michigan Daily

Online health care portals present language barriers for non-native English speakers, U-M study finds

A recent study led by researchers revealed gaps in the accessibility of online health care portals for those lacking English ...
KRQE Blogs

UNMH launches Zuni interpreter program to overcome language barriers in healthcare

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico Hospital has rolled out a new Zuni interpreter program which is training people who speak the language how to communicate with patients. The ...
Becker's Hospital Review

White House Calls for Use of Standard Language in Health Information Exchanges

The White House has called for a standardized language for use in health information exchanges so that healthcare providers can share information in real time, according to a Government Health IT news ...