Overcoming Language Barriers in Health Care: Costs and Benefits of Interpreter Services

We assessed the impact of interpreter services on the cost and the utilization of health care services among patients with limited English proficiency. We measured the change in delivery and cost of care provided to patients enrolled in a health maintenance organization before and after interpreter...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 2004-05, Vol.94 (5), p.866-869
Hauptverfasser:	Jacobs, Elizabeth A, Shepard, Donald S, Suaya, Jose A, Stone, Esta-Lee
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Communication Barriers Costs Emergency medical care Expenditures Female Health care expenditures Health facilities Health maintenance organizations Health Maintenance Organizations - economics Health Maintenance Organizations - statistics & numerical data Health participants Health services utilization Hispanic Americans HMOs Humans Interpreters Language Male Massachusetts Medicaid Medical sciences Middle Aged Patient education Prescriptions Preventive medicine Primary care Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Quality of Health Care Research and Practice Translating
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