Run Limited English Proficiency Patient Identification Audit — Free

Audit Setup and Patient Scope

Patient encounter selected for audit is within scope

Yes No N/A

Patient meets LEP criteria based on documented language preference or interpreter need critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Audit date and location recorded

Auditor name recorded

Registration Documentation

Preferred language documented in the registration record critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Language documented using a standardized field or coded value critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Interpreter need documented when patient is not fluent in English critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Registration staff offered interpreter services or language assistance critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Documentation is consistent between registration screen and patient chart

Yes No N/A

Bedside Flagging and Visual Identification

Language preference is visibly flagged in the bedside workflow or chart banner critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Bedside flag matches the documented preferred language critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Flagging method is approved by facility policy and easy for staff to recognize

Yes No N/A

Any bedside signage or indicator is present, legible, and not obscured

Yes No N/A

Bedside staff can identify the patient's preferred language without searching multiple systems critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Interpreter Access and Communication Readiness

Interpreter access method is available for the patient's preferred language critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Staff know how to request interpreter services for this patient critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Language access resources are available at point of care

Yes No N/A

If an interpreter was used, interpreter ID or method is documented

Yes No N/A

Corrective Actions and Closeout

Deficiencies or non-conformances documented

Note (optional)

Corrective action assigned for any failed critical item critical (required)

Yes No N/A

Follow-up owner and due date recorded

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Run: Limited English Proficiency Patient Identification Audit

Audit Setup and Patient Scope

Registration Documentation

Bedside Flagging and Visual Identification

Interpreter Access and Communication Readiness

Corrective Actions and Closeout

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