Background: The Limited English Proficiency (LEP) population is at higher risk of receiving poorer care and worse health outcomes compared to their English-speaking counterparts. Interpreters should be utilized to help improve these encounters, but physicians are rarely trained on how to work with interpreters effectively. This is reflected in a prior study showing that residents [...]

Background: When people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) access the US healthcare system, a disparity is created, leading to worse outcomes and lower quality of care.1-5 In-person interpreters are essential in circumventing these disparities, yet pitfalls to collaboration between providers and interpreters persist.6-9 This study’s goal was to assess barriers and identify opportunities for intervention [...]

Background: Encounters with families and patients that speak a language other than English (LOE) are at high risks for worse outcomes: higher readmission rates, less health education, and increased adverse events. In contrast, concordant language use is associated with increased patient satisfaction, treatment adherence, and decreased adverse events. Purpose: To address outcome inequality for LOE, [...]