Critical Measures Releases New E-Learning Program

Critical Measures Releases New E-Learning Program Titled “Language Access and the Law: Caring for the LEP Patient”.

Critical Measures has just released Language Access and the Law - the first e-learning program in the U.S. to address legal issues associated with providers’ legal duty to provide language access services to limited English Proficient patients (LEP). The interactive e-learning course is designed to increase medical professionals' understanding of the business, medical (quality/safety) and legal reasons for providing language access services and how to do so effectively.

Language Access and the Law provides 2.25 hours of CME-accredited instruction on the law of language access and how to care for Limited English Proficient patients. The instructional format is designed to quickly and effectively teach clinicians how to:

The program includes web links to clinical guidelines, national best practices, practical business, medical and legal advice and valuable medical references to additional resources.

Language Access and the Law provides’ a practical, hands-on approach to acquiring knowledge and valuable skills. Specifically, it:

• Provides Pre and Post Tests designed to assess learner mastery of medical and legal concepts presented in the course. A 70% proficiency level is required to “pass”.
  
  
• Requires clinicians to solve multiple, complex medical and legal issues in a comprehensive patient case study featuring a Hmong patient. Follow Mr. Vang, a 68 year-old Hmong man as he deals with common language access problems in a health plan, clinic, emergency room, outpatient/pharmacy and hospital/inpatient setting. Debrief the case with national experts.
  
  
• Uses aspects from real cases prosecuted by the Office of Civil Rights to highlight the most common mistakes made by physicians in providing language access services.

Click here to view screen shots of the e-learning program >>

Language Access and the Law was developed by Critical Measures President David Hunt, an attorney with substantial expertise in federal and state language access laws and Patricia F. Walker, M.D., a leading physician practicing in the area of immigrant and refugee medicine and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & International Health at the University of Minnesota.

The program is being offered for 2.25 hours of category 1 CME credits through the University of Minnesota’s Continuing Medical Education Program.

David B. Hunt, President and CEO	Patricia F. Walker, M.D.

For licensing information or to arrange a free demonstration of this web-based e-learning product, call Critical Measures President David Hunt at 612-746-1375.

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