Translation Source

Patient segmentation based on language and ethnicity is often a challenging exercise due to lack of universal definitions, scarcity of data and the rapidly changing nature of demographics. This presentation focuses on defining and quantifying the healthcare Latino market in Texas, understanding qualitative issues affecting the servicing of Latino patients in the state and discussing trends and future language and translation projections in Texas. … Read more

Douglas Green, Vice President of Business Development for Translation Source, testified on behalf of the Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators in front of the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on May 21st, 2009 regarding qualifications for healthcare interpreters and translators. … Read more

Oftentimes clients within the United States will request that a document be certified in order to meet the needs of its intended purpose. US Entities that may require certification of translated documents include educational institutions (foreign transcripts and diplomas), the legal system (divorce decrees, marriage licenses, or law firms wishing to certify translations submitted as evidence), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (birth certificates). … Read more

The term LEP is widely used in healthcare, legal and educational settings. As defined by the Department of Justice LEP Guidance, LEP persons are “”those individuals who have a limited ability to read, write, speak or understand English”. The significance of the term is, without a doubt, related to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin, and contemplates a close nexus between one’s national origin and one’s language. … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4.2.09

Fluency, Inc., a leading provider of online language access management tools has partnered with Translation Source, a leading provider of multilingual solutions for business, government and non-profits, in order to increase language access, quality of care and patient satisfaction in the Texas Healthcare translation and interpretation market. … Read more