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Bridging language gaps in healthcare: a systematic review of the practical implementation of neural machine translation technologies in clinical settings.

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Titel: Bridging language gaps in healthcare: a systematic review of the practical implementation of neural machine translation technologies in clinical settings.
Autoren: Karakus, Ibrahim Serhat1 (AUTHOR), Strechen, Inna1 (AUTHOR), Gupta, Ankita1 (AUTHOR), Nalaie, Keivan1,2 (AUTHOR), Chen, Christine L3 (AUTHOR), Hassett, Leslie C4 (AUTHOR), Barwise, Amelia K5,6 (AUTHOR)
Quelle: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Nov2025, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p1756-1766. 11p.
Schlagwörter: *Artificial intelligence, *Machine translating, Medical communication, Health facilities, Multilingual communication
Abstract: Objectives Effective communication is crucial in healthcare, and for patients with a non-English language preference (NELP), professional interpreters are recognized as the gold standard in supporting bidirectional communication. However, interpreters are not always readily available, prompting the exploration of other options for translation and interpretation. The recent developments in artificial intelligence-based neural network translation tools, namely neural machine translation (NMT) may enable robust interpretation and translation. Materials and Methods We conducted a systematic review (SR) to evaluate the literature on NMT for this purpose. We did a comprehensive search of several databases with guidance from a professional librarian. The search was limited to the year 2000 onwards and English language. Title and abstract screening and full-text review were independently conducted by two reviewers with conflicts resolved by a third reviewer Results 2867 studies were identified with 10 studies included in the final analysis. Among these, six evaluated interpretation in real or simulated clinical settings and four examined translation of discharge materials. Google Translate and ChatGPT were assessed in several studies. Accuracy differed by language, with low-resource languages performing worse. Discussion NMT technologies in healthcare have several advantages including broad language accessibility and potential cost savings for institutions. Despite improved accuracy of these novel tools, due to possible critical errors NMT tools are not yet ready for widespread clinical use. Conclusion Future studies should focus on optimizing evaluation methods as well as how best to integrate these technologies into real-time clinical settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Objectives Effective communication is crucial in healthcare, and for patients with a non-English language preference (NELP), professional interpreters are recognized as the gold standard in supporting bidirectional communication. However, interpreters are not always readily available, prompting the exploration of other options for translation and interpretation. The recent developments in artificial intelligence-based neural network translation tools, namely neural machine translation (NMT) may enable robust interpretation and translation. Materials and Methods We conducted a systematic review (SR) to evaluate the literature on NMT for this purpose. We did a comprehensive search of several databases with guidance from a professional librarian. The search was limited to the year 2000 onwards and English language. Title and abstract screening and full-text review were independently conducted by two reviewers with conflicts resolved by a third reviewer Results 2867 studies were identified with 10 studies included in the final analysis. Among these, six evaluated interpretation in real or simulated clinical settings and four examined translation of discharge materials. Google Translate and ChatGPT were assessed in several studies. Accuracy differed by language, with low-resource languages performing worse. Discussion NMT technologies in healthcare have several advantages including broad language accessibility and potential cost savings for institutions. Despite improved accuracy of these novel tools, due to possible critical errors NMT tools are not yet ready for widespread clinical use. Conclusion Future studies should focus on optimizing evaluation methods as well as how best to integrate these technologies into real-time clinical settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10675027
DOI:10.1093/jamia/ocaf150