Meeting the Needs of Deaf Patients
From: Healthcare Informatics - 03/18/2015

Complimentary Webinar

With the roll out of The American Disabilities Act of 1990, no individual
shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the "office of a
healthcare professional." A healthcare professional must provide a qualified
interpreter if an interpreter is necessary to ensure effective communication
between the Deaf and the healthcare professional, and the Deaf patient has
requested an interpreter. There are only a few exceptions to the rule.

However, in the current healthcare environment, providers are asked to do
more with less. As a result, technology is becoming a critical factor in
meeting patient needs. One of those unique needs, is an efficient way to
interact with the Deaf patient population. In this webinar we will review the
unique challenges faced by Deaf patients and how Inova Health Systems is able
to better meet the needs of its Deaf patient population with Video Remote
Interpreting (VRI).

Register for the webinar:
http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/webinar/meeting-needs-deaf-patients-providers-responsibility-and-how-technology-can-help