You Get What You Pay For – A Look Into Today’s Language Service Climate
News,Industry Tidbits,Interpreting
March 14, 2016
In the small Spanish town of As Pontes, Google Translate is being held responsible for a rather embarrassing error, after its annual local culinary fair was renamed the Clitoris Festival. The name was then printed on its website for several months before being noticed. Can you imagine this happening to your business? Your response may be “that would never happen to us.” We would like to counter…
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Medical Interpreting Training Dates Released for Winter 2016
October 19, 2015
We are pleased to announce the Winter 2016 Medical Interpreter Training classes. In our weekend format, we offer training on consecutive weekends to better accomodate participant schedules. The training has a total of 48 hours of classroom participation. Enroll in our brief, yet intensive, training program to become a professional interpreter, specifically in the medical field. Our next upcoming…
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Fall Medical Interpreting Training Dates Announced
August 10, 2015
We are pleased to announce the Fall 2015 Medical Interpreter Training classes. Returning in our popular weekend format, we offer training on consecutive weekends to better accomodate participant schedules. The training includes 48 hours of classroom experience. Enroll in our brief, yet intensive, training program to become a professional interpreter, specifically in the medical field. Our next…
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Summer Medical Interpreting Training Dates Announced
April 27, 2015
We are pleased to announce the Summer 2015 Medical Interpreter Training classes. In our new weekend format, we now offer training on consecutive weekends to better accomodate participant schedules. Enroll in our brief, yet intensive, training program to become a professional interpreter, specifically in the medical field. Our next upcoming session is scheduled to begin on July 11, 2015. The…
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Language Programs Can Help With Medicare Readmission Penalties
November 1, 2014
A recent article in Modern Healthcare stated that a total of 2,610 hospitals in the U.S. will see their Medicare payments docked in fiscal 2015 for having excessive numbers of patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, some of which will be fined the maximum of 3%.Whether you approve of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which was created by the Patient Protection…
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