How to Enhance Patient Safety With Quality Language Services
The Importance of LEP Patient Safety Did you know that patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) are at greater risk for infection, falls, and surgical delays? These potentially preventable incidents could affect roughly 25 million people who are...
Barriers in Healthcare for the Latino Community
The Latino Community is the second-fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. Although statistics are changing quickly, many Latinos speak English less than very well, making them Limited English-Proficient (LEP). More specifically, 40% of the nearly 25...
5 tips to improve LEP patient safety in healthcare organizations
Communication errors are the most frequent root cause of serious patient safety events. These can be avoided by using qualified interpreters and establishing systematic approaches to reporting and monitoring errors. The Limited-English-Proficient (LEP) community in...
