limited English proficiency (LEP)

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How Hospitals Screw You if You Don't Speak English

Farah Khan | The Daily Beast | February 25, 2016

Doctors aren’t doing nearly enough to care for their non-English speaking patients.
I spend a lot of my time harping about the importance of communication in the field of healthcare, whether it’s between primary services and consulting subspecialists, providers and patients, or providers and family members of patients. The times when effective communication between patients and providers is hindered prove especially difficult...

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