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Archway Safety Consulting & Language Services Achieves Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certification

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Archway Safety Consulting & Language Services is an officially Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) through the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)! This prestigious certification recognizes our commitment to diversity, quality service, and business excellence in the language services industry. It also opens doors to new opportunities for collaboration and growth within both the public and private sectors. […]

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Why Do So Many People Dislike Workers’ Comp Interpreters?

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It’s no secret—interpreters in the workers’ compensation (WC) system often face unfair judgment. We’ve covered some of the reasons in previous posts, but in Part III, we want to dig deeper into why this stigma exists and what it says about the system itself. Is It Really About the Interpreter? Let’s be honest. Most interpreters

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One of my most difficult medical interpreter moments part 4

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A worker suffered a rotator cuff injury. Rotator cuffs can be especially painful and often take a long time to heal. As a healthcare interpreter, I have seen patients who excessively protect their injury. The arm becomes stiff and cannot be raised. Typically, they must sedate him and manipulate the arm. In layperson terms, rip

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Difficult Medical Interpreter Moments Part 3B (Turning Point)

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On this occasion, the doctor entered the room and ask the patient if he was a citizen of these United States of America. In an appropriate and humble manner, the patient responded that although he was not a citizen of the United States, he was a permanent resident with the paperwork to prove it. The

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Difficult Medical Interpreter Moments Part 3 (Turning Point)

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For workers’ compensation interpreting assignments, our company was often assigned injured workers for the duration of their claim. Additionally, because my company provides both healthcare and court interpreting, we would render services at the end of the claim. The following is one of the most heartbreaking experiences I ever had. I was assigned to interpret

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One of my Most Difficult Medical Interpreter Moments Part 2

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A flagger worker was hit by a car. He suffered a broken arm and leg. I was called in to interpret for this patient. Eventually, the doctor determined that surgery would be needed to install a metal brace to keep a leg bone in place. Surgery was scheduled at an outpatient surgery center which required

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One of my most difficult medical interpreter moments.

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There are moments that we never forget. These occasions often change our viewpoint and how we do things in the future. I thought it would be interesting to share just a few of those moments with you now. One day, I received a call from a nurse case manager who needed me at a hospital

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Should the interpreter help the patient fill out medical forms and history?

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Often, it is expected that medical interpreters will help a patient complete medical questionnaires and patient history. Some interpreters have no problem doing such tasks; others view it as beyond the scope of their practice. Whether or not an interpreter helps a patient to fill out medical documents in history depends more on company policy

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Three modes of interpretation for medical interpreters

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I have spoken about this in the past, but I believe this is worth considering once again. Healthcare interpreters need to be proficient and the three modes of interpretation. What are they and when are they needed? 1 Consecutive Interpreting By far the most common and preferred method of interpreting for medical interpreters is consecutive

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Conduits of communication? Part 3

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How has the concept of the medical interpreters simply serving as a conduit of communication affected the relationship between the medical professionals and interpreters? For many years now, interpreters and medical professionals have been taught that the role of the medical interpreter is to serve only as conduits of information. They are to remain invisible,

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