COVID-19 Information in Languages in Addition to English
Here is a compilation of community education materials about COVID-19 in languages in addition to English. The Centers for Disease Continue reading
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: How Healthcare Providers Meet Patient Language Needs
This issue brief from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services describes how health care providers are identifying and responding Continue reading
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients with Limited English Proficiency – A Guide for Hospitals
This guide, commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, describes how hospitals can improve patient safety by focusing on meeting Continue reading
Health Research and Education Trust: Diversity in Health Care
The Health Research and Education Trust of the American Hospital Association has published these six case studies describing how hospitals Continue reading
Commission to End Health Care Disparities: Appropriate Use of Physician’s Non-English Language Skills in Clinical Care
The Commission to End Health Care Disparities has released this publication on the appropriateness of physicians using their language skills Continue reading
What My Father Taught Me About Health and Health Care, About Life and Death
Three months ago, my father Andrew Shih Lun Bau passed away, peacefully, in his own home. Next week, on Christmas Continue reading
Health Affairs: Agenda for Fighting Disparities
The October 2011 issue of Health Affairs is focused on issues of health and health care disparities. Here are the Continue reading
Migration Policy Institute: Communicating More For Less
This report from the Migration Policy Institute, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, provides an overview of how state Continue reading
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