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September 29, 2009
HIPAA and Language Services in Health Care
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet, Guide
In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law and began to reshape how patients and healthcare providers think about the privacy of patient information. For interpreters who work in health care settings, it is important to understand how the patient privacy requirements of HIPAA affect…
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April 15, 2007
Language Services for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Results of a National Survey of Internal Medicine Physicians
Mara Youdelman Article, Fact Sheet, Guide
Fifty-two million people, 19.4% of the U.S. population, speak a language other than English at home. Of these, 44.6% speak English “less than very well.” Estimates of the number of people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) range from 11 million to 21 million people. To determine whether internal medicine…
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October 23, 2003
Measuring Preventive Health Performance A Primer for Child Advocates on the Medicaid EPSDT Reporting Form
Litigation Team Guide
Since 1990, state Medicaid programs have been required to use a uniform reporting form to report on their Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment programs (EPSDT), Medicaid’s mandatory benefit for children and youth under age 21, using a uniform reporting form. The Form is commonly called the “Form…
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May 11, 2002
Promising Practices: Providing Language Services Report Series
Mara Youdelman Issue Brief, Fact Sheet, Guide
Numerous studies have found that inadequate language services can negatively affect access to and quality of health care and may lead to serious health consequences. Not surprisingly, the recent influx of immigrants has brought with it a growing demand for appropriate and effective language services. A number of factors…
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HIPAA and Language Services in Health Care

Language Services for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Results of a National Survey of Internal Medicine Physicians

Measuring Preventive Health Performance A Primer for Child Advocates on the Medicaid EPSDT Reporting Form

Promising Practices: Providing Language Services Report Series