by Avantpage | Aug 17, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Language barriers can come in many forms, and reducing language barriers in healthcare needs to be innovative and detailed. Immigrants and limited English proficient (LEP) individuals have historically been marginalized and discriminated against due to accents or...
by Avantpage | Aug 3, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Over-the-phone interpreting, Video remote interpreting
Telehealth services can increase equitable healthcare or exacerbate disparities. Telehealth services needs grew exponentially during the pandemic: the number of Medicare visits handled through telehealth increased 63-fold, from 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 million in 2020....
by Avantpage | Jul 20, 2022 | Education Translation
While students whose first language is English can focus on learning school materials, Limited English proficient (LEP) students have to learn the school materials and the language simultaneously, which can be a big challenge for students. And the COVID-19 pandemic...
by Avantpage | Jun 15, 2022 | Customer Experience, Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Translation, Translation Resources
Healthcare is one area where limited English proficient (LEP) individuals may face inequities in getting high-quality care due to language roadblocks. One federal agency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS), has made health equity the first pillar in...
by Avantpage | Jun 1, 2022 | Interpreting Services, Localization, Translation, Translation Resources
Learn 10 ways to save on translation projects In government agencies, procurement (also known as purchasing) can choose between different types of bidding for proposals (RFPs) from vendors for their services. A low-cost bid looks only at the cost of a service and no...
