Getting By: Underuse of Interpreters by Resident Physicians
Diamond LC, Schenker Y, Curry L, Bradley EH, Fernandez A. Getting By: Underuse of Interpreters by Resident Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2008, 24: 256-262. PMID: 19089503, PMCID: PMC2628994, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0875-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimited English proficiencyInterpreter useResident physiciansProfessional interpretersSecond language skillsUrban teaching hospitalEvidence of benefitPhysician-patient communicationResident physician useQuality of careOwn time constraintsValue of communicationEnglish proficiencyLanguage skillsInterpreter servicesTeaching hospitalInterpretersPhysician useClinical decisionStudy institutionPhysiciansDesignQualitative studyRecurrent themesIndividual physiciansUnderuse