Volume 22, Issue 2 supplement

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November 2007

Language Barriers in Heath Care, Guest Editors: Somnath Saha, MD, MPH and Alicia Fernandez, MD

21 articles in this issue

Improving Language Access: A Personal and National Agenda
Richard H. Carmona
17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002–06)
Foreword Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 277 - 278
Improving Quality of US Health Care Hinges on Improving Language Services
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
Foreword Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 279 - 280
Language Barriers in Health Care
Somnath Saha
Alicia Fernandez
Introduction Open access 09 October 2007 Pages: 281 - 282
Primary Language and Receipt of Recommended Health Care Among Hispanics in the United States
Eric M. Cheng
Alex Chen
William Cunningham
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 283 - 288
Access to Mental Health Treatment by English Language Proficiency and Race/Ethnicity
Tetine Sentell
Martha Shumway
Lonnie Snowden
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 289 - 293
The Impact of Language Barriers on Documentation of Informed Consent at a Hospital with On-Site Interpreter Services
Yael Schenker
Frances Wang
Alicia Fernandez
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 294 - 299
Barriers Beyond Words: Cancer, Culture, and Translation in a Community of Russian Speakers
Daniel Dohan
Marya Levintova
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 300 - 305
The Impact of an Enhanced Interpreter Service Intervention on Hospital Costs and Patient Satisfaction
Elizabeth A. Jacobs
Laura S. Sadowski
Paul J. Rathouz
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 306 - 311
Patient Satisfaction with Different Interpreting Methods: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Francesca Gany
Jennifer Leng
Jyotsna Changrani
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 312 - 318
The Impact of Medical Interpretation Method on Time and Errors
Francesca Gany
Luciano Kapelusznik
Jyotsna Changrani
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 319 - 323
Providing High-Quality Care for Limited English Proficient Patients: The Importance of Language Concordance and Interpreter Use
Quyen Ngo-Metzger
Dara H. Sorkin
Sherrie H. Kaplan
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 324 - 330
Assessing Dual-Role Staff-Interpreter Linguistic Competency in an Integrated Healthcare System
Maria R. Moreno
Regina Otero-Sabogal
Jeffrey Newman
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 331 - 335
Validating Measures of Third Year Medical Students’ Use of Interpreters by Standardized Patients and Faculty Observers
Desiree Lie
John Boker
Patricia Lenahan
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 336 - 340
Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: The Perspectives of Small Group Practitioners
Margaret Gadon
George I. Balch
Elizabeth A. Jacobs
Original Article Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 341 - 346
Addressing Language Barriers: Building Response Capacity for a Changing Nation
Yolanda Partida
Perspectives Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 347 - 349
Language Access Services for Latinos with Limited English Proficiency: Lessons Learned from Hablamos Juntos
Shinyi Wu
M. Susan Ridgely
Leo S. Morales
Perspectives Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 350 - 355
Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Language Services: Insights from the Speaking Together Collaborative
Marsha Regenstein
Commentary Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 356 - 359
Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective
Paul M. Schyve
Commentary Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 360 - 361
The Legal Framework for Language Access in Healthcare Settings: Title VI and Beyond
Alice Hm Chen
Mara K. Youdelman
Jamie Brooks
Commentary Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 362 - 367
Communicative Competence: A Framework for Understanding Language Barriers in Health Care
Jessica Gregg
Somnath Saha
Editorial Open access 24 October 2007 Pages: 368 - 370
Reducing Language Barriers and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: An Investment in Our Future
Somnath Saha
Alicia Fernandez
Eliseo Perez-Stable
Editorial Open access 22 September 2007 Pages: 371 - 372

Volume 22, Issue 2 supplement

Improving Language Access: A Personal and National Agenda

Improving Quality of US Health Care Hinges on Improving Language Services

Language Barriers in Health Care

Primary Language and Receipt of Recommended Health Care Among Hispanics in the United States

Access to Mental Health Treatment by English Language Proficiency and Race/Ethnicity

The Impact of Language Barriers on Documentation of Informed Consent at a Hospital with On-Site Interpreter Services

Barriers Beyond Words: Cancer, Culture, and Translation in a Community of Russian Speakers

The Impact of an Enhanced Interpreter Service Intervention on Hospital Costs and Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction with Different Interpreting Methods: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Impact of Medical Interpretation Method on Time and Errors

Providing High-Quality Care for Limited English Proficient Patients: The Importance of Language Concordance and Interpreter Use

Assessing Dual-Role Staff-Interpreter Linguistic Competency in an Integrated Healthcare System

Validating Measures of Third Year Medical Students’ Use of Interpreters by Standardized Patients and Faculty Observers

Caring for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: The Perspectives of Small Group Practitioners

Addressing Language Barriers: Building Response Capacity for a Changing Nation

Language Access Services for Latinos with Limited English Proficiency: Lessons Learned from Hablamos Juntos

Measuring and Improving the Quality of Hospital Language Services: Insights from the Speaking Together Collaborative

Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective

The Legal Framework for Language Access in Healthcare Settings: Title VI and Beyond

Communicative Competence: A Framework for Understanding Language Barriers in Health Care

Reducing Language Barriers and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: An Investment in Our Future

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