Identifying Spanish Language Competent Physicians: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE) | Zendy

Claudia Chaufan | Zendy; Andrew J. Karter | Zendy; Howard H. Moffet | Zendy; Judy Quan | Zendy; Melissa M. Parker | Zendy; Jenna Kruger | Zendy; Dean Schillinger | Zendy; Alicia Fernández | Zendy

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Identifying Spanish Language Competent Physicians: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)

Author(s) -

Claudia Chaufan,

Andrew J. Karter,

Howard H. Moffet,

Judy Quan,

Melissa M. Parker,

Jenna Kruger,

Dean Schillinger,

Alicia Fernández

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.26.4.537

Subject(s) - fluency , concordance , medicine , limited english proficiency , health care , competence (human resources) , family medicine , interpreter , cultural competence , language barrier , medical education , nursing , gerontology , psychology , social psychology , mathematics education , economics , economic growth , pedagogy , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language

Language barriers negatively impact health care access and quality for US immigrants. Latinos are the second largest immigrant group and the largest, fastest growing minority. Health care systems need simple, low cost and accurate tools that they can use to identify physicians with Spanish language competence. We sought to address this need by validating a simple and low-cost tool already in use in a major health plan.

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