The impact of hospital language on the rate of in-hospital harm. A retrospective cohort study of home care recipients in Ontario, Canada

The impact of hospital language on the rate of in-hospital harm. A retrospective cohort study of home care recipients in Ontario, Canada

Abstract Background Patients who live in minority language situations are generally more likely to experience poor health outcomes, including harmful events. The delivery of healthcare services in a language-concordant environment has been shown to mitigate the risk of poor health outcomes related t...

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Main Authors: Michael Reaume, Ricardo Batista, Robert Talarico, Emily Rhodes, Eva Guerin, Sarah Carson, Denis Prud’homme, Peter Tanuseputro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Harmful events
Language barriers
Language concordance
Language discordance
Linguistic minorities
Patient safety
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05213-6

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