Language Access in Healthcare
EvidenceE-0002Initial AI draft

There was no significant association between access to professional interpreter services via telephone and length of stay for LEP patients

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Source

Karliner (2017). Convenient Access to Professional Interpreters in the Hospital Decreases Readmission Rates and Estimated Hospital Expenditures for Patients With Limited English Proficiency. Med Care.

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