With 40 years passed by, have the language barriers in healthcare really been improved now?
With the growing population of Spanish-speaking patients in the U.S., the demand for Spanish-speaking healthcare providers is also increasing over the years.
Though Spanish is the most widely spoken second- language among U.S. doctors, the shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare providers is still significant.
Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a healthcare provider due to a language or cultural barrier, according to a study conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Learning Medical Spanish can not only help you improve communication with your Spanish-speaking patients, but also improve the quality and safety of your patient services.
"When Hispanic diabetes patients with limited English switched to a doctor fluent in Spanish, their blood sugar control improved," revealed in recent research based on nearly 9,900 patients treated at either of two Toronto hospitals over eight years.
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