Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) Patients and families with limited English proficiency (LEP) face disparities in healthcare treatment, resulting in lower-quality care and poorer health outcomes. Disparities in healthcare occur in LEP...
By Avantpage Open Enrollment for healthcare will soon be upon us, starting November 1, 2021, for 2022. Healthcare organizations have a big opportunity during this time to increase their membership in the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) population....
By Joanna Oseman Let’s face it–navigating our healthcare system can be a challenge for anyone. From finding a provider to searching for the right form, it’s almost never a simple activity. Now imagine that you don’t speak or read English as you try to navigate through...
AvantShield protects personal health information (PHI) through data anonymization. At Avantpage, we partner with health organizations around the country to improve patient care and health outcomes through translation and language access. Our national, state, and...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 61 million adults in the USA live with a disability. This means that 26% of the society, 1 in 4 people, has some type of disability in areas such as mobility, cognition, independent living, deafness,...
