Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Another healthcare reality

A recent study at my employer documented that non English speaking families have a much higher likelihood of suffering a medication error, incorrect diagnosis or other medical system related problem.

I had a hunch, but now there is proof.

I won't provide more details here, because I learned of this study on our internal website. I'm likely not supposed to distribute that externally. I don't believe there's anything sinister here; for the most part, we're very transparent about our improvement efforts, and this data isn't an actual secret. I'm just choosing caution.

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