ALTA Breaking Boundaries in Healthcare
Exam Questions and Answers
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ii1980 iispecializing iiin iienterprise-level iitranslation
services, iiinterpretation, iilanguage iiproficiency iitesting, iiinnovative iilanguage iitraining
iiprograms iiand
bi-lingual iistaffing.
LEP ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiterm iirefers iito iiindividuals iiwho iido iinot iispeak iiEnglish iior iiare
iinot iifluent iienough iito iihave iian iiappointment
without iian iiinterpreter.
Interpreter ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiinterpreter iiis iia
professional iiwho iirelays iiinformation iiverbally iifrom iione iilanguage ii(source iilanguage)
iito iianother iilanguage
(target iilanguage).
Translator ii- iiAnswers ii-A iitranslator iialso iifacilitates iiinformation iifrom iithe iisource iito
iithe iitarget iilanguage; iihowever,
the iitranslator iidoes iiso iiin iia iiwritten iiformat.
Disparities ii- iiAnswers ii-Differences iiin iithe iitreatment iithat iipatients iimay iireceive,
iiinfluenced iiby iia iilack iiof iiinformation, iiindividual iibehaviors iiand iilinguistic iiand iicultural
iidifferences iibetween iipatient iiand iiprovider.
Acculturation ii- iiAnswers ii-When iirefugees iiand iiimmigrants iicome iiinto
contact iiwith iia iinew iicultural iienvironment; iicausing
a iichange iiin iithe iibehaviors.
Assimilation ii- iiAnswers ii-Assimilation iidescribes iia iimore iidrastic iiabsorption iiof iione's
iiculture iiinto iianother.
ACA ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiPatient iiProtection iiand iiAffordable iiCare iiAct, iireferred iito iias
iithe iiAffordable iiCare iiAct iior ii"ACA" iifor iishort, iiis iithe iicomprehensive iihealth iicare
iireform iilaw iienacted iiin iiMarch ii2010.
The iilaw iihas ii3 iiprimary iigoals:
Exam Questions and Answers
ALTA ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiemployee-owned iilanguage iiservices iicompany iifounded iiin
ii1980 iispecializing iiin iienterprise-level iitranslation
services, iiinterpretation, iilanguage iiproficiency iitesting, iiinnovative iilanguage iitraining
iiprograms iiand
bi-lingual iistaffing.
LEP ii- iiAnswers ii-This iiterm iirefers iito iiindividuals iiwho iido iinot iispeak iiEnglish iior iiare
iinot iifluent iienough iito iihave iian iiappointment
without iian iiinterpreter.
Interpreter ii- iiAnswers ii-An iiinterpreter iiis iia
professional iiwho iirelays iiinformation iiverbally iifrom iione iilanguage ii(source iilanguage)
iito iianother iilanguage
(target iilanguage).
Translator ii- iiAnswers ii-A iitranslator iialso iifacilitates iiinformation iifrom iithe iisource iito
iithe iitarget iilanguage; iihowever,
the iitranslator iidoes iiso iiin iia iiwritten iiformat.
Disparities ii- iiAnswers ii-Differences iiin iithe iitreatment iithat iipatients iimay iireceive,
iiinfluenced iiby iia iilack iiof iiinformation, iiindividual iibehaviors iiand iilinguistic iiand iicultural
iidifferences iibetween iipatient iiand iiprovider.
Acculturation ii- iiAnswers ii-When iirefugees iiand iiimmigrants iicome iiinto
contact iiwith iia iinew iicultural iienvironment; iicausing
a iichange iiin iithe iibehaviors.
Assimilation ii- iiAnswers ii-Assimilation iidescribes iia iimore iidrastic iiabsorption iiof iione's
iiculture iiinto iianother.
ACA ii- iiAnswers ii-The iiPatient iiProtection iiand iiAffordable iiCare iiAct, iireferred iito iias
iithe iiAffordable iiCare iiAct iior ii"ACA" iifor iishort, iiis iithe iicomprehensive iihealth iicare
iireform iilaw iienacted iiin iiMarch ii2010.
The iilaw iihas ii3 iiprimary iigoals:
