Language discordance and patient care-Babel.
Huson TA. Language discordance and patient care-Babel. JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(11):1287-1288. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.4273.
Equitable, safe health care is affected by myriad socioeconomic factors. This commentary describes a near miss involving a mother who was unable to share concerns about her infant’s health due to language barriers and the problems her covering physician encountered while advocating for her care.