Karin Ruschke (ILS): Patient Provider Communication
Jan 20, 2012
Karin Ruschke and other experts in the industry speak with host Sarah Blackstone on effective patient-provider communication.
Medical Interpreters are a Patient’s Right
Dec 27, 2010
Federal and state law requires assistance for patients with limited English. New national competency standards begin in 2011.
Pilot Exam Participants Speak Out
Dec 24, 2010
The 370 Healthcare Interpreters that participated in CCHI’s first administration of the AHI and CHI Exams are eagerly awaiting their scores and word of their credential or certification award.
CCHI’s Webinar Series – A Big Success
Dec 24, 2010
CCHI hosted three webinars this fall in our first webinar series. Thousands of healthcare interpreters and stakeholders participated in the series confirming that this is our community and these are our conversations.
Credentialed Healthcare Interpreters Can Help Reduce Healthcare Disparities
Dec 24, 2010
Common sense tells us that you can’t treat or cure an illness without accurately communicating the diagnosis and treatment plan to the patient in the patient’s language.
CCHI’s Exam Application Opens for 2011!
Dec 24, 2010
Your wait is over! Now is your time to get the credentials that you have earned. Applications for the AHI and CHI Exams opened on Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Announces First Activities
Dec 13, 2010
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has launched a website and issued a fact sheet describing its first activities.
Language Proficiency Data from American Community Survey
Dec 13, 2010
As the U.S. Census Bureau continues to collect demographic and other data on the U.S. population there is now much more current data on English language proficiency available to health care policymakers, administrators and planners.
Not the Average Assignment . . .
Oct 12, 2010
A story about an East Texas boy on his high school football team . . . and his ASL interpreter on the sidelines, “coach” Merrill.
National Standards for Healthcare Interpreter Training Programs
Oct 11, 2010
The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) Standard, Training and Certification Committee is pleased to announce the completion of a draft set of national standards for entry-to-practice training programs for interpreters in healthcare.
