Medical interpreting for business purposes and language access in ordinary hospitals in Korea

Babel ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Bin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Language Access ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Medical Interpreting ◽  
Medical Interpreter ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
The Government

In Korea, a first-of-its-kind national medical interpreter training program was launched in July 2009. This program was designed to assist with communication between Korean medical professionals and medical tourists who visit Korea for economical and advanced medical services. Medical tourism (MT) is Korea’s strategic industry for economic growth and the government has implemented various policies to support the MT industry, including the medical interpreter training program. Against this backdrop, recent discussion in Korean society about medical interpreting has been framed around non-resident medical tourists and tertiary referral hospitals engaging in MT. Medical interpreting has been generally considered special language services for foreign patients who seek sophisticated medical care in big-name hospitals. The need for better interpreter services has been discussed mainly in the context of MT; however, little attention has been paid to the situation of language access in ‘non-MT’ (i.e., ordinary) hospitals. The purpose of this study is two-fold. First, the study aims to explore unique conditions in Korea under which issues concerning medical interpreting have been addressed. Second, the study diagnoses problems with the medical communication in ordinary hospitals between Korean medical personnel and patients with limited proficiency in Korean.

A Medical Interpreter Training Program and Signed Language Interpreters' Decision Latitude

2020 ◽  
pp. 421-455
Author(s):  
Jasmine Marin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Decision Latitude ◽  
Signed Language ◽  
Medical Interpreter ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
Role Responsibilities ◽  
The U.S

The certificate in healthcare interpreting (CHI) is a medical signed language interpreter training program in the U.S. This qualitative study consisted of focus groups to examine the effect of CHI on graduates' views of their role, responsibilities, and decision latitude. Analysis suggests that CHI may be shifting practitioners from a restrictive conduit model (taking no action when faced with a decision) to a values-based approach. Also outlined are features of the program that contribute to this shift.

Medical Interpreter Education and Training

2020 ◽  
pp. 355-377
Author(s):  
Indira Sultanić
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Training Models ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Interpreter Education ◽  
Medical Interpreters ◽  
Medical Interpreting ◽  
Education Medical ◽  
Medical Interpreter ◽  
Interpreter Training ◽  
High Level

This chapter gives an overview of medical interpreter training curricula in a fast-changing, technologized world. This chapter will discuss the training models, training components, challenges, the settings in which training is offered, professionalization, and continuing education. Medical interpreting, which is synonymous with healthcare interpreting, is a situated practice and takes place in various medical contexts. It is performed either in person or remotely. In order for medical interpreters to facilitate communication between patients and healthcare providers who do not speak the same language, a high level of linguistic and cultural dexterity is required, similar to that of their peers in other settings, such as legal and conference interpreting. The number of academic and para-academic medical interpreter training programs is growing, and more research on the role, training, and technology used for medical interpreting is being published to meet these needs.

Data Visualization Indicator Disease (Malaria, Dengue Fever, and Measles) in The Year 2012-2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Immanuel Luigi Da Gusta ◽  
Johan Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Data Visualization ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Database Systems ◽  
Process Time ◽  
Acceptance Test ◽  
Visual Data Mining ◽  
The Government

The aim of this paper are: to create a data visualization that can assist the Government in evaluating the return on the development of health facilities in the region and province area in term of human resources for medical personnel, to help community knowing the amount of distribution of hospitals with medical personnel in the regional area and to map disease indicator in Indonesia. The issue of tackling health is still a major problem that is not resolved by the Government of Indonesia. There are three big things that become problems in the health sector in Indonesia: infrastructure has not been evenly distributed and less adequate, the lack of human resources professional health workforce, there is still a high number of deaths in the outbreak of infectious diseases. Data for the research are taken from BPS, in total 10,600 records after the Extract, Transform and Loading process. Time needed to convert several publications from PDF, to convert to CSV and then to MS Excel 3 weeks. The method used is Eight-step Data Visualization and Data Mining methodology. Tableau is chosen as a tool to create the data visualization because it can combine each dasboard inside a story interactive, easier for the user to analyze the data. The result is a story with 3 dashboards that can fulfill the requirement from BPS staff and has been tested with a satisfied result in the UAT (User Acceptance Test). Index Terms—Dashboard, data visualization, disease, malaria, Tableau REFERENCES [1] S. Arianto, Understanding of learning and others, 2008. [2] Rainer; Turban, Introduction to Information Systems, Danvers: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2007. [3] V. Friedman, Data Visualization Infographics, Monday Inspirition, 2008. [4] D. A. Keim, "Information Visualization and Visual Data Mining," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 8.1, pp. 1-8, 2002. [5] Connolly and Begg, Database Systems, Boston: Pearson Education, Inc, 2010. [6] E. Hariyanti, "Pengembangan Metodologi Pembangunan Information Dashboard Untuk Monitoring kinerja Organisasi," Konferensi dan Temu Nasional Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi untuk Indonesia, p. 1, 2008. [7] S. Darudiato, "Perancangan Data Warehouse Penjualan Untuk Mendukung Kebutuhan Informasi Eksekutif Cemerlang Skin Care," Seminar Nasional Informatika 2010, pp. E-353, 2010.

scholarly journals Uganda’s increasing dependence on development partner’s support for immunization – a five year resource tracking study (2012 – 2016)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Kamya ◽  
Christabel Abewe ◽  
Peter Waiswa ◽  
Gilbert Asiimwe ◽  
Faith Namugaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
National Level ◽  
Health Financing ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Development Partner ◽  
National Medical ◽  
External Sources ◽  
Lower Health ◽  
Health Accounts ◽  
The Government

Abstract Background In Uganda, there are persistent weaknesses in obtaining accurate, reliable and complete data on local and external investments in immunization to guide planning, financing, and resource mobilization. This study aimed to measure and describe the financial envelope for immunization from 2012 to 2016 and analyze expenditures at sub-national level. Methods The Systems of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 methodology was used to quantify and map the resource envelope for immunization. Data was collected at national and sub-national levels from public and external sources of immunization. Data were coded, categorized and disaggregated by expenditure on immunization activities using the SHA 2011. Results Over the five-year period, funding for immunization increased fourfold from US$20.4 million in 2012 to US$ 85.6 million in 2016. The Ugandan government was the main contributor (55%) to immunization resources from 2012 to 2014 however, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance contributed the majority (59%) of the resources to immunization in 2015 and 2016. Majority (66%) of the funds were managed by the National Medical Stores. Over the five-year period, 80% of the funds allocated to immunization activities were spent on facility based routine immunization (expenditure on human resources and outreaches). At sub-national level, districts allocated 15% of their total annual resources to immunization to support supervision of lower health facilities and distribution of vaccines. Health facilities spent 5.5% of their total annual resources on immunization to support outreaches. Conclusion Development partner support has aided the improvement of vaccine coverage and increased access to vaccines however, there is an increasing dependence on this support for a critical national program raising sustainability concerns alongside other challenges like being off-budget and unpredictable. To ensure financial sustainability, there is need to operationalize the immunization fund, advocate and mobilize additional resources for immunization from the Government of Uganda and the private sector, increase the reliability of resources for immunization as well as leverage on health financing reforms like the National Health Insurance.

Medical Waste Management during COVID-19 Situation: Perspective Towards Safe Environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
MANOJ KUMAR JINDAL ◽  
Dr. Santosh Kumar Sar
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Open Dumping ◽  
The Government ◽  
Second Wave

The situation in the world of pandemics is rapidly changing, and the second wave of COVID-19 has put a lot of pressure on the government and private sector, which are primarily responsible for controlling the situation. COVID-19 positive cases have increased in recent months relative to last year, and the number of patients admitted to hospitals has also increased, despite the fact that few of them were denied admission due to shortage of beds. Normal people who experience any symptoms immediately isolate themselves and begin taking the COVID medications prescribed by medical personnel and their team. During these times, all domestic people tossed the wrappers and boxes of medicines into the regular trash can, and the waste was handed over to the waste collector, who treated it like any other domestic waste and disposed of it using open dumping or other methods. The goal of this perspective is to suggest the collections of these types of waste from domestics, and protect the natural resources like water, soil, and even living beings like animals from pollution (from the effect of SARS-CoV-2). The main challenge for environmental waste management agencies is determining who has COVID positive and which houses generate these types of waste; thus, proposed strategy may be beneficial to the long-term sustainability of natural resources and animals.

A Human Resource Development Strategy for Primary Health Care: an Exploratory Study of Mixed Methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanhuan Jia ◽  
Hairui Jiang ◽  
Jianxing Yu ◽  
Jingru Zhang ◽  
Zhou Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Government

Abstract Background: The serious shortage of primary health care (PHC) providers is a common issue in the health reforms worldwide, including in China. The government of China have proposed that encouraging and guiding qualified medical personnel to work in primary medical and health care institutions (PMHCIs) is an effective way to improve the overall quality and efficiency of PHC, but it has not produced good results. The problem of insufficient human resources of PHC has not been substantially ameliorated.Methods: Based on implicit theory and lexical approach, pre-investigation was conducted to collect the items that influence the medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs from the perspective of guided objects. Through a three-phase investigation of 1,160 doctors in 29 public hospitals in 9 cities, the items were categorized, and a structural equation model was established and verified to explore the interrelationship of influencing factors.Results: A total of 5 factors were rotated, including Sense of Gain (SG), Internal Organization Development (IOD), Remuneration and Development (RD), Condition of the City Where the PMHCI Is Located (CCPL), Job Responsibilities (JR) and Family Support (FS). The results of the model showed that IOD, RD, JR and FS had a significantly positive effect on the SG, whereas CCPL had no significant direct effect. In addition, the FS, RD and JR significantly mediated the relationship between the internal and external environment of the institution and the willing of medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs. The values of fit index indicated an acceptable-fitting model.Conclusion: Family, remuneration, individual development, and job responsibility are closely related with the willingness of medical personnel to seek employment at PMHCIs, and the internal and external environment of PMHCIs is also an important factor. Based on this, targeted measures can be proposed to promote the development of PHC providers.

scholarly journals Implementing a medical student interpreter training program as a strategy to developing humanism

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro F. Vargas Pelaez ◽  
Sarah I. Ramirez ◽  
Chavely Valdes Sanchez ◽  
Shady Piedra Abusharar ◽  
Jose C. Romeu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Interpreter Training

scholarly journals Analisis Manajemen Mutu Terpadu (TQM) dalam Pelayanan Rumah Sakit

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
vovi tridian ulfah ◽  
Hade Afriansyah ◽  
Rusdinal
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government ◽  
Improve Service Quality

In order to improve service quality conduct and synergize management to complement hospitals medical equipment supported by medical personnel who are quite reliable in their fields. Steps taken by the hospital, among others, cooperating with the government, opportunities for open relations partnership for investors to develop this hospital to be better in the future

scholarly journals Kualitas Pelayanan Pasien BPJS di Rumah Sakit

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Raina Dwi Miswara ◽  
Samodra Wibawa
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Queuing System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

Public services have become an important issue in Indonesia for more than a decade. One of them is health services, which is one of the basic needs whose provision must be held by the government as mandated in Article 28 H of the Constitution. For this reason, the Social Insurance Administration Organization (Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial, BPJS) was established on 1 January 2014. Are services to patients covered by BPJS satisfiying enough? This paper answers this question through literature studies and observations, comparing four hospitals in Java and two outside Java. It was found that there were still many problems in this service, and the most prominent was the queuing system that was unsatisfactory and too few staff and medical personnel and rooms compared to the increasing number of BPJS patients. In order to maintain public trust, the government needs to resolve this problem immediately

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