Care Settings

53% lower odds

of a past-year dental visit for Spanish-speaking adults 50+ with limited English.

Opalite interprets chairside, in 150+ languages and dialects.

Source: English language proficiency, complete tooth loss, and recent dental visits among older adults in the United States

58% lower odds

of colorectal screening for non-English-speaking health center patients.

Opalite interprets every screening conversation.

Source: Colorectal cancer screening at US community health centers: Examination of sociodemographic disparities and association with patient-provider communication

2.3x the odds

of bad medication reactions for Californians with limited English.

Opalite interprets doses and warnings at the counter.

Source: Effects of Limited English Proficiency and Physician Language on Health Care Comprehension

35.0%

of Hispanic adults uncomfortable in English got all recommended services, vs. 53.6% of English speakers.

Opalite interprets every visit, with no wait.

Source: Primary language and receipt of recommended health care among Hispanics in the United States

3x the odds

of fair or poor child health reported by families with limited English.

Opalite interprets for parents by phone or video.

Source: Limited English proficiency, primary language at home, and disparities in children's health care: how language barriers are measured matters

16% lower odds

of completing telemedicine visits for non-English-preferring patients.

Opalite joins Zoom, Teams and phone visits.

Source: Patient Characteristics Associated With Telemedicine Access for Primary and Specialty Ambulatory Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

29% lower rate

of reaching the active transplant list in linguistically isolated ZIP codes.

Opalite interprets transplant talks chairside.

Source: Linguistic Isolation and Access to the Active Kidney Transplant Waiting List in the United States

20.4%

of non-English-preferring patients were readmitted within 30 days, vs. 18.5%.

Opalite interprets in the home, on any phone.

Source: Assessing the influence of patient language preference on 30 day hospital readmission risk from home health care: A retrospective analysis

33%

of seriously ill LEP patients visited the ED in their last month, vs. 20%.

Opalite interprets goals-of-care talks, day or night.

Source: End-of-life healthcare utilization and palliative care use among older adults with limited English proficiency

Worse recovery

in pain and function after joint replacement for non-English-preferring patients.

Opalite interprets every therapy session.

Source: Language Barriers in the Delivery of Musculoskeletal Care and Future Directions

42.6%

of LEP patients went to skilled care after joint replacement, vs. 20.5%.

Opalite interprets discharge planning at the bedside.

Source: Association of English Language Proficiency With Hospitalization Cost, Length of Stay, Disposition Location, and Readmission Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

18.2%

of depressed patients needing interpreters enrolled in collaborative care, vs. 47.2%.

Opalite interprets in person, by video or by phone.

Source: Utilization of a mental health collaborative care model among patients who require interpreter services

71% lower odds

of trial engagement for breast cancer patients with limited English.

Opalite interprets consent and study visits.

Source: Limited English Proficiency and Disparities in Health Care Engagement Among Patients With Breast Cancer

49.1%

of LEP hospital patients' adverse events caused physical harm, vs. 29.5%.

Opalite interprets sick call and clinic visits.

Source: Language proficiency and adverse events in US hospitals: a pilot study

2.32x the death rate

from COVID-19 for adults needing interpreters.

Opalite interprets testing and vaccine visits.

Source: Evaluation of Preferred Language and Timing of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Disease Outcomes