A quality improvement initiative to streamline and standardize a process to optimize communication between providers and low English proficiency patients/families in the Pediatric Inpatient Unit of Boston Medical Center by incorporating interpreters on all morning rounds
INTRODUCTION: Language barriers between providers and low English proficiency (LEP) families in pediatric hospital care can reduce the quality of care provided to LEP patients/families. Boston Medical Center serves a population with a large LEP patient base. Currently, there is no existing model of...
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Language: | en_US |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/16341 |