by Mimi Moore | Jan 4, 2023 | Customer Experience, Healthcare News, Healthcare Translation
Webinars on language access for Healthcare Providers Here’s how state-based health plans can reduce Medicaid coverage gaps for eligible individuals with limited English proficiency. There have been a handful of significant developments to improve the...
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 | 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 | Mar 2, 2022 | Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Translation, Translation Resources
To reduce disparities within social determinants of health (SDOH), everyone needs equal access to opportunities and information. And for those with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), language challenges can contribute to many SDOHs. Healthcare is one of many areas...
by Avantpage | Feb 16, 2022 | Healthcare News, Healthcare Translation, Interpreting Services, Localization, Over-the-phone interpreting, Uncategorized
eBook Download: Choosing from Phone, Video, and Event Interpreting The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of healthcare. One of those aspects is routine doctor visits. While many health issues still need to be handled in person, others can be done online...
