Your article is very appealing and interesting. I never thought that increased health service costs could be due to miscommunication and frustration between the patient and doctor. With the growing amount of immigrants coming into the United States, it is very hard for medical professionals to communicate with these individuals. I believe that there are many immigrants that are misdiagnosed due to miscommunication. In my hospital we offer free, interpreter services through a specialized tele-language service. These telephones offer direct interpretation for over 170 languages. Furthermore, if these immigrants still don’t understand, my facility has visuals aids present. With these communication assistance programs available, it should be promoting
