학술논문
Interpreter Provision and Hospital-Associated Outcomes Within the Limited English Proficiency Population: Analysis of Administrative Data.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*DATA analysis
*TRANSLATORS
*PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
*ABILITY
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ISSN
0884-8734
Abstract
The article offers information on the impact of interpreter use on hospital outcomes, within the limited English proficiency (LEP) population. It mentions interpreter provision and the younger female demographic are explained by a higher incidence of interpreter provision to maternity patients; and also mentions LEP patients who received an interpreter remained in hospital almost three times longer than those who did not receive the service.