HealthIT Answers June 24, 2024
By Kristin Quinlan, CEO, Certified Languages International
Across the healthcare industry and public health sector, there is a growing recognition that language access significantly impacts social determinants of health (SDOH)—the conditions in which people are born, live, and work that shape health outcomes.
With 1 in 5 people in the U.S. speaking a language other than English at home, that impact has become too large to ignore. New research has shown that patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) face barriers to healthcare service access, experience lower-quality care, and suffer worse health outcomes. According to research published in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, they’re less likely to have had a preventive care visit in the past year or to...
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