On-Demand VRI for Hospitals

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires medical facilities to provide real communication with patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. For deaf persons who converse using sign language, a competent sign language interpreter may be necessary. An ASL interpreter will be sufficient in most medical situations not involving the profoundly deaf.

Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) employs videoconferencing equipment, HIPAA compliant encrypted software programs, and broadband Internet to link a video interpreter in a remote location, usually a call center, with the health care professional and deaf patient in the hospital or medical office. VRI is a handy choice in a number of situations including hospitals, medical facilities, psychological health facilities, police stations, prisons, universities, and government workplaces.

Many medical settings necessitate an community sign language interpreter proficient in medical language to satisfy the requirements of the medical staff and deaf patient. Sign language interpreters proficient in medical signs can be requested from most VRI agencies even if not readily available in your area.

VRI can sometimes replace the need for on-site, community interpreters:

1. Emergencies. When time is of the essence, VRI can bridge the gap until a local interpreter arrives on-site.

2. Routine Office Visits. Consider VRI as your first option for routine or short office exams. By using VRI on-demand, you do not pay cancellation fees or two-hour minimums if the patient fails to show for the appointment, or if the doctor is called away in an emergency.

3. Discharge. You want your deaf patient to know what medications to take and when to return. Once more, for short discharge instructions, Video Remote Interpreting is an economical alternative.

4. Immediate Need. You want an interpreter now and don't have time to delay for an hour for one to arrive. Video Remote Interpreting is available 24/7 at the click of a mouse.

5. Staff Interpreter Not Available. Major hospitals may have sign language interpreters on staff. But "terps" are human as well. Your staff interpreter might be with a different patient, may be home with an ill child, or might have broken down on the way to the hospital. Video Remote Interpreting can be your substitute.

6. Remote Locations. Your facility may serve a rural population operating distant from the closest certified interpreter. VRS providers have employed many sign language interpreters leaving communities with a deficiency. No matter where you are in the world, all you need is a webcam and high-speed Internet connection to communicate with your deaf patients.

7. Secure Locations. Every location with Internet can now be served by ASL interpreters who need not be exposed to communicable diseases.

Not all medical settings are appropriate for Video Remote Interpreting, but for the ones that are, VRI will keep your hospital ADA and HIPAA compliant, serve your deaf patients, and lower your expenses at the same time.

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=== Charles Lamm is the legal/technical consultant for Accessible Communication for the Deaf (ACD), a sign language interpreting agency providing on-site, community interpreters in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area and VRI interpreters nationwide 24/7.

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