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Educating Clinicians to Improve Telemedicine Access for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

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  • Tiffany M. Shin

    (Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA)

  • Pilar Ortega

    (Departments of Medical Education and Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA)

  • Karol Hardin

    (Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, USA)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted the rapid incorporation of telemedicine into healthcare systems, resulting in increased access challenges for patients in the United States with limited English proficiency (LEP). Non-English-language speakers face challenges with telemedicine that magnify pre-existing barriers to language-appropriate care, such as difficulty accessing professional medical interpreters and navigating both electronic health information and online patient portals. Improved medical education on telehealth would increase equitable care for linguistic minorities. Medical education targeting telehealth care delivery should include clinician instruction on working with interpreters in telehealth contexts, increasing patient access to telehealth resources, and addressing patients’ language needs for telemedicine.

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  • Tiffany M. Shin & Pilar Ortega & Karol Hardin, 2021. "Educating Clinicians to Improve Telemedicine Access for Patients with Limited English Proficiency," Challenges, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jchals:v:12:y:2021:i:2:p:34-:d:702987
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