Medical & Healthcare

Improve Patient and Provider Experiences with Quality Medical Interpreter Services

Bridging Language Gaps in Healthcare

Medical interpreter companies like Certified Languages International provide essential language services for healthcare professionals and patients. These services ensure accuracy and confidentiality in medical interpretation, improving patient care and driving better health outcomes. With the growing diversity of patient populations in healthcare facilities across the country, quality medical interpretation services play a vital role in ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all patients.

A healthcare professional and a patient speak with the help of a medical interpreter.

On-Demand Medical Interpretation Services

On-demand medical interpretation services give you instant access to interpreters via phone or video. This allows healthcare providers to communicate with patients, regardless of what language they speak.

Video Remote Interpretation

On-demand video remote interpretation is handy for those who use American Sign Language (ASL), when a visual component is needed for educational purposes, when the conversation would benefit from visual cues, or for children who prefer to look at a smiling face instead of a phone receiver.

Telephone Interpretation

On-demand telephone interpretation is especially useful for emergency situations, languages of lesser diffusion, scheduling appointments, reminder calls, or routine medical appointments.

How It Works

What Can You Expect?

Whether you’re accessing an interpreter over the phone or through video, our process is simple.

01: Sign In

Enter your access code to sign into the CLI video interpreting web address.

02: Choose Your Language

Fill in the requested info and select your language.

03: Connect

Upon connection, video interpreter will appear. Your conversation can begin.

01: Call CLI

Dial CLI’s phone number. CLI’s operators answer within seconds.

02: Choose Language

The operator will ask what language you need. If you’re not sure the operator can help you. CLI offers interpreters in 230+ languages.

03: Share Information

The operator will gather your call information while CLI’s system locates an available interpreter. Let the operator know if you need a third-party dial-out.

04: Connect

The operator will connect the interpreter to your call. The operator will then disconnect from the line and your conversation can begin.

Benefits of Medical Interpreters

Medical interpreters help patients and medical professionals to overcome linguistic differences and achieve the best health outcomes. Let’s explore the numerous benefits that medical interpreters provide in medical settings.

Enhanced Patient and Provider Satisfaction

When language barriers are eliminated, both patients and healthcare providers are more satisfied with their interactions. Medical providers can better deliver the right treatment, while patients receive more personalized care and can better follow through with any medications or procedures.

The biggest advantage of professional medical interpreters is improved patient care. When patients and their care providers don’t speak the same language, it’s difficult for both parties to discuss care and treatment options. And when ad hoc interpreters or bilingual staff are used to interpret, misinterpretations or omission of crucial information can occur. Working with a professional medical interpreter improves comprehension for the patient and reduces errors in communication because experienced interpreters are familiar with medical terminology and adept at interpreting complex treatment plans.

Professional medical interpreters are well-versed in the cultural backgrounds, beliefs, values, and customs of the communities they interpret for. This knowledge can help medical providers administer care that respects patients’ cultural preferences, fostering trust, mutual respect, and patient engagement

Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Executive Order 13166, and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), healthcare entities that accept federal funding must provide meaningful access to qualified interpreters. Working with a language services provider that offers qualified medical interpreters in 230+ languages will ensure your hospital, clinic, or medical system will remain in compliance with language access laws.

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You Can Trust CLI’s Medical Interpreters in the Most Demanding Situations

Why Choose Certified Languages International?

At Certified Languages International, we help create meaningful connections by allowing everyone to communicate in their native language. With CLI, you get more than just world-class medical interpreters.

We provide our clients with a robust suite of interpretation services backed by industry experts in 230+ languages, available to support you 24/7. No matter if you need phone interpreting, video remote interpretation, or ASL interpreting, Certified Languages International will provide you with high-quality interpretation that exceeds your expectations.

Are you looking for language support for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calls? We specialize in foreign-language interpreters for CMS call center monitoring. We also offer medical translation services.

Convenience and Ease

Your priority is to advocate for equitable language access for your patients. We’re committed to making that as easy as possible for you.

We can help you with language access plans and custom implementation rollouts. And we offer friendly, attentive customer service, with a dedicated account team with 24/7 support.

More than anything, we go to great lengths to make sure your staff can quickly connect to qualified interpreters in the languages your patients speak.

Our medical interpreter services enhance provider-patient interactions. You can count on our medical interpreters to help you communicate with patients — whenever and wherever you need. Connect with them 24/7 via phone or video.

Doctors, nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, pharmacists, and many more healthcare partners use our services to ensure their non-English-speaking patients feel supported.

We provide medical interpreter services to:

  • Hospitals
  • Pharmacies
  • Drug Stores
  • Health Clinics
  • Rehab Centers
  • Urgent Care Centers
  • Nursing Homes
  • Healthcare Insurance

CLI provides professional interpreters to assist in communication between patients who speak a language other than English and their healthcare team. The experienced interpreters we partner with are available on-demand, 24/7 via phone or video.

We ensure that our medical interpreters aren’t just fluent between languages, but also have in-depth knowledge of medical terminology we assess through a rigorous vetting and credential process.

Healthcare providers can rely on our medical interpreter services to accurately relay vital info to patients. We carefully select the highest quality medical interpreters in the industry. They undergo an extensive vetting and healthcare credentialing process. We make sure interpreters have a deep knowledge of healthcare terminology that includes medical treatments, anatomy, physiology, diagnostics, and more.

Testimonial

“Very helpful and clear interpretation services! Appreciate the prompt and quality service!”
Nonprofit Medical Center

CLI Interpreters Hold National Healthcare Interpreting Certifications

Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)
National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters (NBCMI)
Department of Human Services (DHS)
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