دورية أكاديمية

Promoting Equity in Pediatric Health Care Through Language Services Reimbursement.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Promoting Equity in Pediatric Health Care Through Language Services Reimbursement.
المؤلفون: Schweiberger, Kelsey1, Patel, Mona2, Ragavan, Maya I.1 ragavam@chp.edu
المصدر: Pediatrics. May2024, Vol. 153 Issue 5, p1-4. 4p.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *HEALTH services accessibility, *MEDICAL interpreters, *LANGUAGE & languages, *PROFESSIONAL practice, *HEALTH insurance reimbursement, *MEDICAL care, *TRANSLATIONS, *PEDIATRICS, *HEALTH equity, *HEALTH promotion, *SELF advocacy, *COMMUNICATION barriers
مستخلص: The article discusses how reimbursement for language interpretation services can help promote equity in pediatric health care in the U.S. Topics discussed include challenges in the care of patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), the benefits of using professional medical interpreters for LEP families, and the call on state and federal policies to extend reimbursement to translation services for patient-facing written materials.
قاعدة البيانات: Academic Search Index
الوصف
تدمد:00314005
DOI:10.1542/peds.2023-064214