We live in a world of incredible linguistic diversity; nearly 7000 languages are spoken
globally and at least 350 are spoken in the United States. Language-concordant care …

Medical communication across languages is gaining attention as the multilingual character
of local, regional, and national populations across the world continues to grow. Effectively …

This brief report aims to highlight the impact of globalization–the international movement of
goods, people, and ideas–on patient-provider communication in medical training and …

Patient–physician language discordance within the growing Spanish-speaking patient
population in the United States presents a significant challenge for health systems. The Civil …

Objective Encounters between patients and physicians who do not speak the same
language are relatively common in Canada, particularly in urban settings; this trend is …

Background Miscommunication in the healthcare sector can be life-threatening. The rising
number of migrant patients and foreign-trained staff means that communication errors …

Background Language proficiency is crucial for doctors as they communicate with patients,
peers and other healthcare professionals. Although proficiency in English is part of …

Linguistic barriers continue to be a source of difficulty and inappropriate treatment in our
healthcare system. Several studies have shown the importance of language concordance …

Effective communication with patients is critical to the safety and quality of care. Barriers to
this communication include differences in language, cultural differences, and low health …

Although patient–provider language concordance has the potential to reduce health
disparities for people with limited English proficiency, no previous work has synthesized this …