Objectives: To examine the relationship between patients' English proficiency, patient-
provider language concordance, and health care quality among foreign-born Latinos in the …

Background: Latinos experience substantial barriers to primary care. Limited English
language proficiency may be a mechanism for these deficiencies, even for Latinos with …

Background Provider–patient language discordance is related to worse quality care for
limited English proficient (LEP) patients who speak Spanish. However, little is known about …

CONTEXT: Primarily because of immigration, Asian Americans are one of the fastest
growing and most ethnically diverse minority groups in the United States. However, little is …

Hispanic and Spanish-speaking patients experience lower satisfaction with their health care
when compared to whites and English speakers. We attempt to clarify the relationship …

Purpose: The Spanish-speaking Hispanic patient population is more likely to be in poor
health than their English-speaking counterparts. These patients are less satisfied with their …

OBJECTIVE: To examine associations of patient ratings of communication by health care
providers with patient language (English vs Spanish) and ethnicity (Latino vs white) …

BACKGROUND: Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) have more difficulty
communicating with health care providers and are less satisfied with their care than others …

Disparities in patient-provider communication exist among racial/ethnic groups. Hispanics
report the lowest satisfaction with provider communication compared to whites and blacks; …

Inadequate communication between patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) and
providers can be associated with lower access to health care. The purpose of this research …