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Reaching Out to Uninsured Latino Markets: Smart Strategies and Best Practices
As a translation services provider, Avantpage is poised to offer expertise, services, information and guidance to health plans, healthcare providers, health organizations and others who are either directly or indirectly involved with healthcare reform. We have...
Joint Commission Standards 101: Communication for High-Quality Care
Communication is key in healthcare—from reading admissions forms to following hospital signage and understanding discharge instructions. And with almost 47 million people in the United States speaking a language other than English, translation is an essential...
Healthcare Translation FAQs for Covered California (Part 2)
Preparing for Covered California: Big Changes Ahead for Health Plans in 2014 Last week, we presented Part 1 of our Covered California FAQs, where we discussed ways you can improve your translation efforts toward LEP individuals, capture a greater share of new health...
Healthcare Translation FAQs for Covered California (Part 1)
Preparing for Covered California: Big Changes Ahead for Health Plans in 2014 Since 2011, Avantpage has closely followed the progress of Covered California, California’s new health benefit exchange program. We’ve kept abreast of new developments and provided our...
Healthcare Exchanges Face New Hurdles as Deadline Draws Close
Translation to Play an Important Role in Reaching LEP (limited English proficiency) Audiences According to a recent article in the New York Times*, the new state-run healthcare exchanges still have a long way to go before the October 1, 2013 deadline. The health...
Why Professional Translation Matters
A Report from 2013 MedAssets Business Summit At the recent 2013 MedAssets Business Summit, Avantpage spoke with numerous healthcare organizations regarding their language assistance needs and how they’re currently handling their written translations. Many...