Rates and Predictors of Professional Interpreting Provision for Patients With Limited English Proficiency in the Emergency Department and Inpatient Ward

• Main Authors: Jennifer Ryan M.Ed (Author), Samantha Abbato PhD, MPH (Author), Ristan Greer PhD (Author), Petra Vayne-Bossert MD (Author), Phillip Good MBBS, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The provision of professional interpreting services in the hospital setting decreases communication errors of clinical significance and improves clinical outcomes. A retrospective audit was conducted at a tertiary referral adult hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Of 20 563 admissions of patients prese...