PCORnet Plan To Create ASL Category Might Spur Use Of Sign Language In Telehealth

By Jessica Karins / May 4, 2022 at 1:18 PM
The Patient-Center Clinical Outcomes Research Network (PCORnet) plans to change its current designation of American Sign Language as an “other” spoken language in its data model and create a specific category for patients who use ASL, the organization confirmed. Health care quality organizations currently ask for a patient’s primary language to determine whether additional services are needed, so the change could spur increased use of ASL by telehealth providers. In an email to InsideHealthPolicy , a representative of PCORnet said...


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