Appropriate Use of Non–English-Language Skills in Clinical Care

This short article in an issue of JAMA addresses the issue of clinicians who are not fluent in the language of their patients working without an interpreter. It provides a practical list of situations where the clinician should be sure to have a skilled interpreter. 

JAMA, January 9, 2013—Vol 309, No. 2, from http://jama.jamanetwork.com/