The impact of an enhanced interpreter service intervention on hospital costs and patient satisfaction

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 306-311

  Jacobs, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Sadowski, Laura S ^a,b   Rathouz, Paul J ^c  

^a Department of Ambulatory and Community Health   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital costs; Interpreter services; Language barriers; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ANCILLARY SERVICES, HOSPITAL; CHICAGO; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 35448982009     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0357-3     Document Type: Article

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