Working With Medical Interpreters
This JAMA Insights discusses the important role that interpreters play in facilitating communication between patients with limited English-language proficiency and their health care team and provides steps that can be taken to improve communication with remote interpreters for patients.
Authors
- Zara Latif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-365X)
- Jane Kontrimas
- Haider J. Warraich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9493-1372)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- United States Food and Drug Administration (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.20900
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.25