Commentary Language barriers to health care in the United States. Citation Text: Flores G. Language barriers to health care in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(3):229-31. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 17, 2011 Flores G. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(3):229-31. View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses how language barriers can compromise a patient's health care and highlights the need for reliable interpreters to communicate medical information. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Flores G. Language barriers to health care in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(3):229-31. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Disparities in racial, ethnic, and payer groups for pediatric safety events in US hospitals. February 28, 2024 Errors of medical interpretation and their potential clinical consequences: a comparison of professional versus ad hoc versus no interpreters. November 27, 2012 Changes in language services use by US pediatricians. August 8, 2013 WebM&M Cases Language Barrier April 1, 2006 Family-centered rounds on pediatric wards: a PRIS network survey of US and Canadian hospitalists. November 23, 2016 Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies. October 4, 2011 Medication errors involving nursing students: a systematic review. October 13, 2018 Nurses' communication of safety events to nursing home residents and families. April 16, 2018 Racial and ethnic disparities in patient safety. August 28, 2017 Variability in collection and use of race/ethnicity and language data in 93 pediatric hospitals. October 14, 2020 View More Related Resources A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial. December 16, 2014 Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated. August 9, 2011 Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. February 18, 2011 Reengineering hospital discharge: a protocol to improve patient safety, reduce costs, and boost patient satisfaction. July 13, 2009 WebM&M Cases All in the History March 21, 2009 WebM&M Cases Failure to Latch September 1, 2008 The care transitions intervention: results of a randomized controlled trial. July 10, 2008 WebM&M Cases Abnormal Volunteer Results June 1, 2007 WebM&M Cases Language Barrier April 1, 2006 WebM&M Cases Inadvertent Castration January 1, 2004 View More See More About The Topic Health Care Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Policy Makers Clinical Misdiagnosis Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems View More
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Family-centered rounds on pediatric wards: a PRIS network survey of US and Canadian hospitalists. November 23, 2016
Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies. October 4, 2011
Variability in collection and use of race/ethnicity and language data in 93 pediatric hospitals. October 14, 2020
A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial. December 16, 2014
Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. February 18, 2011
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