Richard Smith was editor of the British Medical Journal for 13 years until 2004. He recently wrote about the fundamental importance of language translation and interpretation to global businesses and other enterprises. If you’ve read the book Fou…

The Swiss National Telephone Interpreting Service has conducted a well-received pilot project demonstrating its ability to provide practical and helpful emergency interventions that are not limited to those in hospitals.The service provides telephone l…

The U.S. Army is in the final phase of research aimed at supporting accurate medical translation on handheld devices during medical engagements outside the United States.The ability of medics to communicate with patients is critical for providing effec…

Increasing state and federal requirements for communicating with limited English speakers have challenged hospital administrators to find cost-effective solutions for this problem.??There are an estimated 47 million residents in the United States w…

While federal regulations requiring the use of certified hospital language interpreters are clear, the data on their benefit is more or less mixed.Last April we reported on a study conducted at two pediatric ERs which revealed that mistakes with potent…

The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Command and Mobile Technologies have teamed up with Pacific Partnership 2012 to develop medical translation software for use during the event of a natural disaster.In order to develop the software, researchers from the U.S. Pa…

A new market research report identifies the United States as the single largest market for language translation software and services, with growing demand stemming from corporations as well as Government agencies.Last month we posted a story identifyin…

Study suggests that limited language proficiency can lead to clinical consequences.Last April we reported on a study conducted in March at two pediatric ERs that found that mistakes which could have "clinical consequences," like giving the wr…

The translation of language impacts nearly every aspect of society, politics and economics. But you may be surprised to learn that the translation market is highly diverse and complex – and much larger than you might imagine.In this three-part post, …

Hospitals in the United States are mandated to provide interpretation services free of charge to non-English speaking patientsAccording to the New York Daily News, a Korean-speaking man was busted at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens after he was caug…