Why language barriers at discharge create avoidable risk
Tuesday, March 17th, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Patient discharge is one of the most vulnerable points in the care journey. When instructions are unclear or inaccurately translated, patients face higher risk of confusion, non-adherence and readmission.
Health systems often depend on translation tools that were not designed for healthcare. These tools can miss clinical context, misinterpret medical terminology and fail to integrate into documentation workflows, creating challenges for both care teams and IT leaders responsible for data integrity and compliance.
During this webinar, Nuvance Health's CMO will discuss why improving discharge communication is essential to patient safety and how technology leaders can reduce risk without adding complexity for clinicians.
Key takeaways include:
Health systems often depend on translation tools that were not designed for healthcare. These tools can miss clinical context, misinterpret medical terminology and fail to integrate into documentation workflows, creating challenges for both care teams and IT leaders responsible for data integrity and compliance.
During this webinar, Nuvance Health's CMO will discuss why improving discharge communication is essential to patient safety and how technology leaders can reduce risk without adding complexity for clinicians.
Key takeaways include:
- Why accurate discharge communication is critical to patient safety
- The role of healthcare-specific language services in clinical settings
- How cloud-based approaches support scale and reliability
- Governance and security considerations for multilingual data
Presenters:
Albert Villarin, MD, MBA, FACE
Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Nuvance Health