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How Health Care Organizations Are Implementing Disability Accommodations for Effective Communication: A Qualitative Study.

Jennifer Y OshitaCharles D MacLeanAshley E CoutureMegan A Morris
Published in: Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety (2024)
These findings suggest that, in addition to individual clinician efforts, there are organization-level factors that affect consistent provision of communication accommodations across the full range of communication disabilities. Future research should investigate these factors and test targeted implementation strategies to promote equitable access to health care for all patients with communication disabilities.
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