The waiting time to deploy a professional medical interpreter remains a top challenge in healthcare settings for non-English speaking patients, often causing frustration for medical providers.
Patients with limited English proficiency navigate multiple healthcare touchpoints, each with varying levels of language support quality.
Providers commonly rely on family members as interpreters, yet numerous factors must be taken into account.
The per-minute interpretation model isn't working for healthcare anymore. Here's why we're introducing a new pricing approach for organizations.
Medical interpretation has been underutilized for years, but there's now a path toward 100% utilization.
Even with basic Spanish skills, healthcare providers can't risk 'getting by' without professional language services - including AI interpretation - as the stakes for patient care are too high
While Spanish may be the second most spoken language in U.S. healthcare settings, the vast differences between regional dialects create unexpected barriers to patient care - here's why it matters
Low health literacy and limited English proficiency create major healthcare barriers for millions of Americans, requiring innovative solutions to improve patient understanding.
Health educators serve as essential bridges in healthcare settings, helping patients – especially those with Limited English Proficiency – fully understand and engage with their medical care.
Discover how language barriers impact value-based care metrics and why addressing Limited English Proficiency patients' needs is crucial for healthcare organizations' success.
An independent evaluation of NoBarrier's AI technology demonstrates its medical interpreter surpasses professional human interpreters in accuracy
Understanding the Impact of Language Barriers and Social Determinants of Health on LEP Individuals
Techquity unites technology and health equity. Discover how it's closing healthcare gaps and how No Barrier exemplifies this approach.
If you're using remote interpreters, you probably encounter poor audio quality and dropped calls from time to time. Read more about the reasons for these issues.
Explore the benefits of implementing small-scale AI projects in healthcare to maximize value and minimize risks while laying the groundwork for digital transformation.
The hybrid human-machine model in medical interpretation effectively combines AI's efficiency and cost-effectiveness while preserving human interpreters for specific situations.
When thinking about your healthcare AI strategy, it's smart to start with low-risk, high-reward initiatives. AI medical interpreters could be a great example - read why.
The L1<>L2 story and the impact of directionality on medical interpreting: human challenges and technological solutions
"Interpreter Wants You to Repeat" - AI medical interpreters outperform humans in storing medical terminology and processing long dialogues without repetition.
Nurses are the frontline when it comes to patients with limited English proficiency - many times facing faster-paced micro encounters and under-utilization of medical interpreters
Studies reveal many patients with limited English proficiency struggle to understand critical post-visit instructions, highlighting the need for accurate, accessible multilingual discharge notes.
The presence of interpreters for limited English proficiency patients in healthcare settings creates unique privacy challenges
How healthcare organizations can transform language barriers into revenue opportunities.
Current remote medical interpreting services often include significant periods of silence during patient encounters, resulting in inefficient use of interpreter time and resources.
AI-powered medical interpretation offers healthcare providers a transformative, cost-effective solution for their 2025 language access budgets
An inside look at improving communication and outcomes for patients with Limited English Proficiency in high-stress medical environments - like the ER.
Healthcare institutions must provide language services but face limited reimbursement options, driving a need for cost-effective solutions like AI-driven technologies.
Healthcare AI, particularly GenAI, raises questions about system and model bias towards different patient groups. In medical interpreting, we believe the focus should be on accuracy rather than bias.
Medical interpreters are vital for effective communication with limited English proficiency patients. Since accuracy is highly important, the question arises - how accurate are they?
Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) rolling carts have been available for the last 10 years. We explored the reasons behind the shortage of these carts in healthcare institutions.
Healthcare providers are well-acquainted with the phenomenon of burnout. However, one challenge often overlooked is the strain related to serving patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
While AI is emerging in the medical interpreting industry, there are various cases where the human touch is preferable.
In healthcare, the reliance on bilingual peers for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) patients hints at a deeper complexity worth exploring.
Brief interactions - when providers choose to skip formal interpretation
It is maybe the most common translation tool on earth, but is Google Translate good as medical interpreter?
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