Assessment of the efficiency of language interpreter services in a busy surgical and procedural practice

• Main Authors: Christopher M. Burkle (Author), Kathleen A. Anderson (Author), YaPa Xiong (Author), Andrea E. Guerra (Author), Daniel A. Tschida-Reuter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Surgical and procedural patient care settings require efficient patient flow. The primary goal of this study was to assess use and efficiency of language services for our limited English proficiency (LEP) patients undergoing surgical and outpatient procedures. Methods Patient lan...