Use of Interpreters by Physicians for Hospitalized Limited English Proficient Patients and Its Impact on Patient Outcomes

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 783-789

  López, Lenny ^a,b   Rodriguez, Fátima ^b   Huerta, Diego ^c   Soukup, Jane ^b   Hicks, Leroi ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^d CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

interpreter use; length of stay; limited English proficiency; thirty day readmissions

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART DISEASE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERPRETER SERVICE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LANGUAGE; MULTILINGUALISM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LANGUAGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84929840774     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3213-x     Document Type: Article

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