A Matter of Trust: Act for Health Equity
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Ensuring Meaningful Access to Health Care
There is a growing body of evidence that language barriers for individuals with limited English proficiency has a direct relationship to the quality of health care. Providing language assistance services can improve the quality of care and reduce health care disparities among individuals with limited English proficiency. Language assistance services include both verbal interpretation services and written translation services. There are many useful resources that can help support the many reasons for improving language access, including legal and regulatory requirements, patient safety, risk management, quality improvement and disparities reduction. Hospitals, health plans, community health centers and physician office practices have all demonstrated the feasibility and importance of ensuring language access.
I’m honored to contribute to this commentary calling for national action for racial and health equity: We call for: We Continue reading
The National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians has released analysis and recommendations for culturally and linguistically appropriate contact tracing Continue reading
Here is a compilation of community education materials about COVID-19 in languages in addition to English. The Centers for Disease Continue reading
Since 2012, Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) have integrated activities to advance health equity as part of the state’s innovative Continue reading
This issue brief from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) describes the communication and language needs of Medicare Continue reading
This issue brief from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services describes how health care providers are identifying and responding Continue reading
This report summarizes the work to date and identifies future opportunities for Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) to advance health Continue reading
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has released a draft report, A Roadmap to Reduce Health and Healthcare Disparities through Measurement. Continue reading