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10 Best Practices for Translation
Whether your company is in need of translation services for the first time or you have years of experience, it's always good to review best practices. These 10 tips can help your business navigate the process of obtaining, coordinating, and evaluating translation...
What is an Attestation?
Translation attestation is an important regulatory requirement for Federal Medicare and California Language Assistance programs (Executive Order 13166, California Code of Regulations sections 1300.67.8 and 1304.67.04, and California Insurance Code sections 82538.1 to...
How Does Avantpage Select Its Translators?
Ever wonder how we find and then screen our translators? Firstly, translators apply to Avantpage via our Careers page on our website or they can be referrals from translators who work with us already. But then what? Do we just read their resumes, and make them take a...
Interested in Doing Medical Interpreting Field Work in Haiti?
The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) has been recruiting medical interpreters interested in doing field work in Haiti. The USNS Comfort is assisting Haitian victims since the disaster took place. The American Red Cross in Miami is organizing the...
New California Law Protects Limited-English Consumers In Real Estate Transactions
According to data from the United States Census of 2000, the top five languages other than English most widely spoken by Californians in their homes are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean. Together, these languages are spoken by approximately 83 percent...
With New Regulations Looming, Avantpage Translations Releases Report on Translation For Pharmacies
Today Avantpage Translations released a special report called Translation Law and The Pharmacy: Protecting The Consumer's Right To Understand. Healthcare providers, insurers, and managed care organizations have already changed the way they interact with...