Medical Interpreters and Patient Communications
Kirsti Marohn and Stephanie Dickrell
USA Today
December 9, 2012
USA Today
December 9, 2012
Health care regulations require medical providers who receive federal funding to provide interpreters. There's also growing research on the effects of bad communication on patient safety, said Izabel Arocha, executive director of the International Medical Interpreters Association.
Link to Podcast: The Ethics of Cultural Competency, Michael Brannigan, PhD, The Bioethics Channel, May 4, 2012
Labels: Center for Practical Bioethics, medical ethics, medical interpreters; cultural competency; Michael Brannigan, PhD
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