Discuss how a language difference can decrease the likelihood of optimal healthcare outcomes and impact healthcare cost. In your response, include the increased cost resulting from language barriers and the potential risks and concerns associated with using noncertified methods of translation.

Below is how language difference can decrease likelihood of optimal healthcare outcomes and impact healthcare cost

• misunderstanding of the symptoms
• Difficulty in understanding the cause
• wrong treatment
• Increased cost due to multiple diagnosis
• Increased time in detecting the cause and providing accurate treatment

Below are the potential risk

• Operational risk in terms of providing the treatment
• Legal risk of any unforeseen event to take place
• Political risk due to corruption
• Default risk