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Reduce communication errors of clinical consequences, provide better care and boost HCAHPS scores with properly-trained bilingual staff members.
Decrease readmissions rates and reduce interpretation expenses by training-up your existing staff to play a crucial role in delivering quality multilingual care.
ALTA-trained interpreters meet standards set by the Join Commission, the Affordable Care Act, and the Department of Health and Human Services (CLAS Standards).
Qualifying your staff lets you leverage the bilingual skills of your existing workforce rather than hiring outside interpreters. However, medical interpretation requires specific knowledge. Many self-identified bilingual staff members do not satisfy the minimum requirements to work as a healthcare interprets.
The Affordable Care Act requires that a qualified medical interpreter must:
Untrained interpreters can also put patients at risk: a study showed that instances of communication errors of clinical consequences increased by 83% when using untrained interpreters.
That’s why we designed our 40-Hour Medical Interpreter Training to help you bilingual team members gain the specific skills they need to work as qualified interpreters in a healthcare setting.
Over 3,000 Medical Interpreters Trained!
ALTA’s 40-Hour Medical Interpreter Training walks your team members step-by-step through everything they need to know to become qualified medical interpreters.
Each unit features video lessons with trained interpreters and educators who help your team improve their bilingual medical terminology, learn national healthcare interpreter ethics, and decrease communication errors of clinical consequences.
All you need to do is register your team members with us. Then, your team members complete the course online at their own pace. And all lessons are available on-demand so they can work around their shift schedule.
Upon passing the final exams, each student receives a certificate stating they've completed 40 hours of medical interpreter training and passed written and oral medical interpretation exams, qualifying them to work as a medical interpreter in most states and hospital systems.
Reach out to discuss your needs with one of our employee-owners. When you're ready, just send us a list of students to enroll and we'll send you one simple invoice to pay.
In some cases, verifying language skills is essential before entering interpreter training. This ensures that bilingual staff members meet the foundational language requirements to succeed in healthcare interpretation.
Your students will receive individual login details via email. They can access on-demand lessons immediately, attend live group coaching sessions and work through the course at their own pace.
Once they've completed the lessons, each student takes written and oral interpretation exams. Upon passing, they'll receive a Certificate of Qualification and be officially ready to work as medical interpreters!
Once they've completed the lessons, each student takes written and oral interpretation exams. Upon passing, they'll receive a Certificate of Qualification and be officially ready to work as medical interpreters!
Group enrollment only, Click here to learn more about interpreter training for individuals.
If you’re ready to improve patient outcomes while cutting expenses, contact us today for a free quote. Let us know what you need, and we’ll get back to you with the next steps for qualifying your bilingual staff members.
Or, if you have questions, just send us a message. One of our medical interpreter training team members will reach out to you to get you the answers you need!
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