NY Times article entitled "When the Patient Gets Lost in Translation." The article discusses the impact of language barriers on treatment, as well as health disparities. How might healthcare be improved if all hospitals provided interpreters for patients? What might be the barriers to providing that type of service? How might cultural beliefs impact the use of interpreters and compliance with Western medicine?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
When the Patient Gets Lost in Translation
NY Times article entitled "When the Patient Gets Lost in Translation." The article discusses the impact of language barriers on treatment, as well as health disparities. How might healthcare be improved if all hospitals provided interpreters for patients? What might be the barriers to providing that type of service? How might cultural beliefs impact the use of interpreters and compliance with Western medicine?
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