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Interpreting the Bottom Line: The Case for Language Services from the C-Suite

Addressing Language Barriers in Health Care, Asks "What's at Stake?"

Improving Quality of Health Care Relies on Effective Language Services

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Studies show importance of language services on disparities, quality of care

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health: Challenges in Language Services: Identifying and responding to patients’ needs

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October 2007

Speaking Together Issue Brief Content Alert

A new issue brief from Speaking Together: National Language Services Network highlights how data are helping hospitals determine the best way to provide language services to America’s increasingly diverse patient populations.

A project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Speaking Together’s10 hospitals nationwide have been collecting data to identify, test and assess strategies to effectively provide language services to patients with limited English proficiency. The hospitals are now shifting from tracking performance to implementing and testing innovations. 

Download October 2007 Issue Brief.

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