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The Impact of Using Electronic Consents on Documentation of Language-Concordant Surgical Consent for Patients with Limited English Proficiency.

Karen TrangLogan PierceElizabeth C Wick
Published in: Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety (2024)
The transition to eConsent was associated with improved documentation of language-concordant informed consent in surgery, both in terms of providing written materials in the patient's preferred language and in the documentation of interpreter use, and allowed for the identification of areas to target for practice improvement with interpreter use.
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