Leah S Karliner
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534328 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leah S Karliner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leah S |
| FAMILY NAME | Karliner |
| SIGNATURE | KARLINER L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Long Overdue”
Background: Patients with language barriers suffer significant health disparities, including adverse events and poor health outcomes. While remote language services can help improve language access, these modalities remain persistently underused. The objective of this study was to understand clinician experiences and challenges using dual-handset interpreter telephones and to inform recommendations for future language access interventions. Method…
Association of Primary Language and Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
BACKGROUND: Limited English proficiency is associated with decreased access to ambulatory care, however, it is unclear if this disparity leads to increased use of emergency departments (EDs) for low severity ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the association between the patient's preferred language and hospital utilization for ACSCs. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all ED …
Convenient Access to Professional Interpreters in the Hospital Decreases Readmission Rates and Estimated Hospital Expenditures for Patients With Limited English Proficiency
BACKGROUND: Twenty-five million people in the United States have limited English proficiency (LEP); this growing and aging population experiences worse outcomes when hospitalized. Federal requirements that hospitals provide language access services are very challenging to implement in the fast-paced, 24-hour hospital environment. OBJECTIVE: To determine if increasing access to professional interpreters improves hospital outcomes for older patient…
Inaccurate Language Interpretation and Its Clinical Significance in the Medical Encounters of Spanish-speaking Latinos
BACKGROUND: Limited English-proficient patients suffer poorer quality of care and outcomes. Interpreters can ameliorate these disparities; however, evidence is lacking on the quality of different interpretation modes. OBJECTIVE: Compare accuracy of interpretation for in-person (IP) professional, professional videoconferencing (VC), and ad hoc (AH) interpretation. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of transcribed audiotaped primary care visits. SUBJE…
Language Barriers and Understanding of Hospital Discharge Instructions
BACKGROUND: Effective communication at hospital discharge is necessary for an optimal transition and to avoid adverse events. We investigated the association of a language barrier with patient understanding of discharge instructions. METHODS: Spanish-speaking, Chinese-speaking, and English-speaking patients admitted to 2 urban hospitals between 2005 and 2008, comparing patient understanding of follow-up appointment type, and medication category a…
Language Barriers, Location of Care, and Delays in Follow-up of Abnormal Mammograms
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is frequently diagnosed after an abnormal mammography result. Language barriers can complicate communication of those results. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the association of non-English language with delay in follow-up. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of women at 3 mammography facilities participating in the San Francisco Mammography Registry with an abnormal mammogram result from 1997 to 2008. We measured median time f…
Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency? A Systematic Review of the Literature
Objective. To determine if professional medical interpreters have a positive impact on clinical care for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients. Data Sources. A systematic literature search, limited to the English language, in PubMed and PsycINFO for publications between 1966 and September 2005, and a search of the Cochrane Library. Study Design. Any peer‐reviewed article which compared at least two language groups, and contained data about p…
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Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency? A Systematic Review of the Literature
Objective. To determine if professional medical interpreters have a positive impact on clinical care for limited English proficiency (LEP) patients. Data Sources. A systematic literature search, limited to the English language, in PubMed and PsycINFO for publications between 1966 and September 2005, and a search of the Cochrane Library. Study Design. Any peer‐reviewed article which compared at least two language groups, and contained data about p…
Language Barriers and Understanding of Hospital Discharge Instructions
BACKGROUND: Effective communication at hospital discharge is necessary for an optimal transition and to avoid adverse events. We investigated the association of a language barrier with patient understanding of discharge instructions. METHODS: Spanish-speaking, Chinese-speaking, and English-speaking patients admitted to 2 urban hospitals between 2005 and 2008, comparing patient understanding of follow-up appointment type, and medication category a…
Language Barriers, Location of Care, and Delays in Follow-up of Abnormal Mammograms
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is frequently diagnosed after an abnormal mammography result. Language barriers can complicate communication of those results. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the association of non-English language with delay in follow-up. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of women at 3 mammography facilities participating in the San Francisco Mammography Registry with an abnormal mammogram result from 1997 to 2008. We measured median time f…
Inaccurate Language Interpretation and Its Clinical Significance in the Medical Encounters of Spanish-speaking Latinos
BACKGROUND: Limited English-proficient patients suffer poorer quality of care and outcomes. Interpreters can ameliorate these disparities; however, evidence is lacking on the quality of different interpretation modes. OBJECTIVE: Compare accuracy of interpretation for in-person (IP) professional, professional videoconferencing (VC), and ad hoc (AH) interpretation. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of transcribed audiotaped primary care visits. SUBJE…
Convenient Access to Professional Interpreters in the Hospital Decreases Readmission Rates and Estimated Hospital Expenditures for Patients With Limited English Proficiency
BACKGROUND: Twenty-five million people in the United States have limited English proficiency (LEP); this growing and aging population experiences worse outcomes when hospitalized. Federal requirements that hospitals provide language access services are very challenging to implement in the fast-paced, 24-hour hospital environment. OBJECTIVE: To determine if increasing access to professional interpreters improves hospital outcomes for older patient…
Association of Primary Language and Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
BACKGROUND: Limited English proficiency is associated with decreased access to ambulatory care, however, it is unclear if this disparity leads to increased use of emergency departments (EDs) for low severity ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the association between the patient's preferred language and hospital utilization for ACSCs. RESEARCH DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all ED …
“Long Overdue”
Background: Patients with language barriers suffer significant health disparities, including adverse events and poor health outcomes. While remote language services can help improve language access, these modalities remain persistently underused. The objective of this study was to understand clinician experiences and challenges using dual-handset interpreter telephones and to inform recommendations for future language access interventions. Method…
Medicine (6 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (5 works) · Health care (4 works) · Limited English proficiency (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Emergency Medicine (3 works) · Emergency Medicine (3 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works)