Does your company provide translators?
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by MJB2010 Guide Mar 5, '12I worked for one of the big 2 dialysis companies. We had patients from Laos, Cambodia, Mexico, etc etc and we were not provided with translators. When asked I was told to call a family member. Isn't this a hippa violation? Shouldn't the company be responsible for providing translators? I was told the service was too expensive. That,in my opinion, is unacceptable.
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Mar 7, '12 by traumaRUsHmm - we have pts from Mexico and I have one deaf pt. The big company here does not provide translators though I have the option of using the translator line for Spanish.
In my area, there are few to no sign language interpreters. -
Mar 9, '12 by Tish88We use the "Language Line" and for our deaf patient, we use a write on/wipe off board.traumaRUs likes this.
