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New Medical iPhone/iPad App Makes it Possible for Medical and Emergency Professionals to Interview Spanish Speaking Patients Anywhere, Anytime
InterLingua Medical Publishing today introduced its first iPhone application that allows users to communicate efficiently, and at a low cost, with Spanish-speaking patients.
REDONDO BEACH, CA, March 28, 2010 /Medical Products PR News/ -- According to US Census, some 37 million Americans five years of age 5 and older —nearly one in eight residents of this country—speak a language other than English at home, which means that hospitals and emergency rooms are often filled with patients that can't communicate with the medical personnel.
InterLingua Medical Publishing today introduced its first iPhone application that allows users to communicate efficiently, and at a low cost, with Spanish-speaking patients.
The Medical Point2 App is an efficient, easy, and —at $.99 cents— cost saving solution intended to bridge the language gap between patients and medical personnel, while, at the same time, reducing the high costs of interpretation services. The application's intuitive interface allows medical and emergency assess the condition of Spanish-speaking patients simply by pointing to questions and answers on the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. The answers are stored in the application for later transfer to a computer and future reference.
Features of the Medical Point2 App include:
-Questions and answers developed by health professionals.
-Questions used in emergency medical services and to obtain general patient information.
-Easy to browse question menu.
-Capability to store questionnaire summary for future reference.
-Capability to store patient data.
-Total mobility to interview patients anywhere from emergency rooms, outdoors, and hospitals.
"The application's multiple capabilities assist medical personnel to obtain reliable information to improve medical attention and to reduce legal risks associated with miscommunication and delay of care while waiting for interpreters," says Claudia Gallardo, Product Manager for the Medical Point2.
The Medical Point2 App is the latest addition to the popular Medical Point2 line up, which includes medical translation books, card decks, and audio language lessons in 17 languages.
About InterLingua Medical Publishing
InterLingua Medical Publishing helps doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other medical personnel communicate effectively and cost-efficiently with non-English speaking patients through a variety of media, including books, audio lessons, iPhone apps, decks of cards, and patient education handouts. With materials in as many as 17 languages, InterLingua Medical Publishing, seeks to improve the medical personnel-patient experience, and promote faster healing.
For more information contact:
InterLingua Medical Publishing
310.792.3633
pr@thetranslationstation.com
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Claudia Gallardo
InterLingua Publishing
Marketing Communications
423 S Pacific Coast Hwy
Redondo Beach, CA
USA 90277
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