Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective

Effective communication with patients is critical to the safety and quality of care. Barriers to this communication include differences in language, cultural differences, and low health literacy. Evidence-based practices that reduce these barriers must be integrated into, rather than just added to,...

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Autor principal: Schyve, Paul M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2078554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17957426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0365-3
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spelling pubmed-20785542008-05-06 Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective Schyve, Paul M. J Gen Intern Med Commentary Effective communication with patients is critical to the safety and quality of care. Barriers to this communication include differences in language, cultural differences, and low health literacy. Evidence-based practices that reduce these barriers must be integrated into, rather than just added to, health care work processes. Springer-Verlag 2007-10-24 2007-11 /pmc/articles/PMC2078554/ /pubmed/17957426 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0365-3 Text en © Society of General Internal Medicine 2007
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Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective
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title_full Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective
title_fullStr Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective
title_short Language Differences as a Barrier to Quality and Safety in Health Care: The Joint Commission Perspective
title_sort language differences as a barrier to quality and safety in health care: the joint commission perspective
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2078554/
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