AMN Healthcare Language Services Partners with ALTA to Offer Unparalleled Language Proficiency Testing, Interpretation Services for the Healthcare Industry
04 Décembre 2023 - 3:00PM
AMN Healthcare Language Services, the leading provider of language
interpretation services for the healthcare industry, announced
today its partnership with ALTA Language Services, a language and
cultural solutions company that provides translation, medical
interpreter training and language testing services. Through the
partnership, AMN Language Services will now offer language
proficiency testing for hospital and healthcare systems through a
new platform that evaluates and qualifies their bilingual staff and
full-time interpreters, solidifying their position as the go-to
resource for comprehensive language solutions and facilitating
compliance with Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, disability, sex, and age in federally funded health
programs and activities. Section 1557 requires that all bilingual
staff be evaluated and qualified by passing an assessment before
they can render care in another language besides English. For
healthcare providers, compliance with Section 1557 regulations is
not only a legal obligation but also critical to addressing health
disparities, improving patient outcomes and enabling care without
concern of miscommunication.
"Our partnership with ALTA Language Services reflects our deep
commitment to health equity by providing solutions that give
patients the ability to truly communicate their needs, actively
participate in their care, and ultimately improve their health
outcomes as a result," said Jacobia Solomon, President, AMN
Language Services. "The integration of language proficiency testing
into our offerings brings together clinical expertise, cultural
humility and language access to build trust through effective
communication, which is foundational to realizing health equity for
all."
The partnership bolsters AMN Language Service's diverse
portfolio of products, simplifying the language procurement process
for customers by providing the convenience of streamlined invoicing
and a one-stop-shop for language services, including translation,
video, audio, in-person interpretation, and now language
proficiency testing. A recent AMN Healthcare Study shows in an
analysis of 204 million minutes of patient interpretation services,
that 45 different languages are cited as being among the top ten
spoken in patient and provider encounters throughout the country,
underscoring the ever-increasing complexity in these
encounters.
“Both the patient and the healthcare providers benefit from this
innovative solution as it ensures compliance, reduces risks, and
validates practitioners' abilities to deliver medical services in
languages other than English. This enhances the quality and
accessibility of healthcare services for diverse patient
populations,” said ALTA CEO, Rob Jones. “We are excited to partner
with AMN Healthcare Language Services to provide better patient
care and to make sure that all patients get access to quality and
equitable healthcare services.”
For more information about AMN Language Services and the new
language proficiency testing solutions, visit
www.amnhealthcare.com/technology/virtual-care/language-services.
Media Contact Erin Farrell TalbotFarrell
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