Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
This paper aims to provide a description of the need for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients, an identification of how the lack of CLAS for LEP patients can compromise patient safety and healthcare quality, and discuss barriers to t...
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| Language: | English |
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
2013-11-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2796&_ob=17ed78089c41c1954e84324a0a8336dd&fileName=full_text.pdf. |