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Gerardo Antonio Olivarez1, Phung K Pham2, Danica Brown Liberman3,4
1Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Health disparities linked to language have been clearly described in the literature. However, little is known about potential disparities in care related to language in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED). This was a cross-sectional observational study using convenience sampling of English and Spanish PED discharges before and after electronic medical record (EMR) implementation. There were minimal differences between English and Spanish-speaking families in interactional elements and basic dialogue during discharge. Yet Spanish-speaking families had longer wait times to discharge once the decision to discharge was made. Interestingly, implementation of EMR added efficiency in terms of seeing a physician after arrival and equalizing the discharge instruction process between both groups. Contrary to literature on language-related health disparities, our study revealed minimal differences between English and Spanish-speaking families specifically in the PED discharge process.
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