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Take Action! Big Changes On The Horizon For Language Access In U.S. Healthcare

Posted on September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 by Kelly

Have you heard the news? Only July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to Section 1557, which is the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). With respect to language access in healthcare, it’s the law that currently requires the use of qualified interpreters and translators…

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Posted on September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 by Nanyi Mateo (CMI and CHI Spanish)

Subscribe * indicates required First Name Last Name Email Address * Your Language Pairs (do not use abbreviations) Interpretation Medium TelephoneVideoIn-personBoth in-person and remoteBoth video and telephoneNone, I do not work as an interpreter (yet) Years of interpreting experience 0-3 years3-5 years5-10 years+10 years What are your interpreting specializations? Medical Educational Legal Social services Community…

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10 Tips to Work With Remote Medical Interpreters

Posted on July 20, 2022August 23, 2022 by Nanyi Mateo (CMI and CHI Spanish)

I wrote this article after reading the PubMed article ”Training Healthcare Professionals To Work With Interpreters” by Aarti Bansal, which pointed out the issue of inadequate provision of training to providers on how to work with interpreters. Also, I asked my remote interpreting colleagues ”What would you tell a provider if you had the opportunity…

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First Remote Interpreters of the Americas Meeting!

Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by Nanyi Mateo (CMI and CHI Spanish)

In March 2022 we had our first meeting for the *Remote Interpreters of the Americas Workgroup.* It was very interesting to solve ethical dilemmas specific to remote interpretation! We discussed topics such as * Post-session with the provider during remote interpretation * How to intervene when the flow of the communication is hindered by one…

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