Language-Concordant Care: a Qualitative Study Examining Implementation of Physician Non-English Language Proficiency Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Language concordance can increase access to care for patients with language barriers and improve patient health outcomes. However, systematically assessing and tracking physician non-English language skills remains uncommon in most health systems. This is a missed opportunity for health systems to maximize language-concordant care.

Objective

To determine barriers and facilitators to participation in non-English language proficiency assessment among primary care physicians.

Design

Qualitative, semi-structured interviews.

Participants

Eleven fully and partially bilingual primary care physicians from a large academic health system with a language certification program (using a clinician oral proficiency interview).

Approach

Interviews aimed to id

SUBMITTER: Garcia ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10651569 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature