Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access

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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Main Author: Cheri Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2013-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Subjects:
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
Patient Safety
Healthcare Quality
Language Access
Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2796&_ob=17ed78089c41c1954e84324a0a8336dd&fileName=full_text.pdf.
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spelling doaj-cc4e3b8971844a17913669a881dcbc232020-11-24T23:01:45ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Health Policy and Management2322-59392013-11-0114251253Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language AccessCheri WilsonThis 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 the provision of CLAS.http://www.ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2796&_ob=17ed78089c41c1954e84324a0a8336dd&fileName=full_text.pdf.Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)Limited English Proficient (LEP)Patient SafetyHealthcare QualityLanguage Access
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Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
Patient Safety
Healthcare Quality
Language Access
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title Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
title_short Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
title_full Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
title_fullStr Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
title_full_unstemmed Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality: The Case for Language Access
title_sort patient safety and healthcare quality: the case for language access
publisher Kerman University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Health Policy and Management
issn 2322-5939
publishDate 2013-11-01
description 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 the provision of CLAS.
topic Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Limited English Proficient (LEP)
Patient Safety
Healthcare Quality
Language Access
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