Spanish Language Concordance in U.S. Medical Care: A Multifaceted Challenge and Call to Action
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DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002307
Abstract: Patient–physician language discordance within the growing Spanish-speaking patient population in the United States presents a significant challenge for health systems. The Civil Rights Act, an Executive Order, and federal standards establish legal requirements regarding patients’… read more here.
Keywords: language concordance; medical care; spanish language; care ... See more keywords
Language concordance in healthcare: Beyond just talk
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DOI: 10.1111/resp.14473
Abstract: Language-concordant care—interactions where the patient and healthcare worker speak the same language—improves health outcomes, access to health information and patients experience of care. Language concordance is also the ‘window to broader social determinants of health’… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare beyond; language concordance; language; concordance healthcare ... See more keywords