Faced with a surge in virtual visits and a growing population of limited English proficiency (LEP) patients, clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital developed a three-pronged approach to tackling ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Only 10% of hospital patient portals offered access in languages other than English or Spanish. Patients who ...

The language in a patient’s medical record can convey information not only about the patient’s condition but about the attitude of the clinician writing the report. The language in a patient’s medical ...

FRAMINGHAM — When Dan Ringer’s first daughter, Delaney, was born deaf 16 years ago, he learned American Sign Language. It's a skill that he brings, along with his natural compassion, to assist deaf ...

Pediatric primary care providers need more training and support in respectfully addressing weight issues with families while avoiding inadvertently stigmatizing terms, suggest findings from a ...

A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the ...

Patients with limited English proficiency who have angina are less likely than fluent speakers to report having a history of CVD, according to observational data from the National Health and Nutrition ...

What type of language did you find that questioned patient credibility? There were several types of language patterns that suggested the clinician might disbelieve the patient report. Some implied ...

Credit: Getty Images. The language in a patient’s medical record can convey information not only about the patient’s condition but about the attitude of the clinician writing the report. The language ...