Tag: communication gap
Health Literacy and Plain Language
In honor of Health Literacy month, we discuss plain language and how it can combat low health literacy.... Read More
Technology and Translators in Healthcare
With more patients in the US uncomfortable in English, demand for translation is rising as healthcare providers search for technology fixes and cost controls.... Read More
Bridging the Patient-Doctor Communication Gap
Medical interns are often less courteous than patients expect according to a paper published in a recent edition of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Studies over time have shown that gaps in patient-... Read More