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A Business Process Outsourcing centre, 'Chromosome' which deals in conversion of voice reports dictated by physicians and other healthcare providers into text format has 40 employees. They ensure that their employees are well versed in at least one foreign language and one Indian language. The employees are also given the required training to ensure that the reports are processed correctly as they are the backbone of the patients' medical history. On frequent complaints about some of its employees, it was observed that they were facing problems in decoding the message as they were not very proficient with the language in which the voice message was received. As a result, they would make mistakes causing different meaning to the message. Not only this, sometimes there were technical words used in voice reports, the actual meaning of which was also not understood by the employees. Due to this, 'Chromosome' was slowly losing its business to competitors. The above case highlights two communication barriers. Identify and explain these barriers.
A Business Process Outsourcing centre, 'Chromosome' which deals in conversion of voice reports dictated by physicians and other healthcare providers into text format has 40 employees. They ensure that their employees are well versed in at least one foreign language and one Indian language. The employees are also given the required training to ensure that the reports are processed correctly as they are the backbone of the patients' medical history. On frequent complaints about some of its employees, it was observed that they were facing problems in decoding the message as they were not very proficient with the language in which the voice message was received. As a result, they would make mistakes causing different meaning to the message. Not only this, sometimes there were technical words used in voice reports, the actual meaning of which was also not understood by the employees. Due to this, 'Chromosome' was slowly losing its business to competitors. The above case highlights two communication barriers. Identify and explain these barriers.
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Communication barrier questions often test language and technical jargon issues in specialized fields like healthcare/law.
Updated On: Jan 13, 2026
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1. Language Barrier: - Cause: Insufficient command of the source language - Impact: Misunderstanding of medical directions - Example: Confusing "dysphasia" (a speech impairment) with "dysphagia" (a swallowing difficulty) - Solution: Enhanced language certification courses
2. Technical/Jargon Barrier: - Cause: Lack of familiarity with medical terms - Impact: Errors in transcriptions affecting patient care - Example: Incorrectly hearing "15 mg" as "50 mg" - Solution: Targeted training in specialized medical vocabulary - 27 percent of medical errors stem from communication deficiencies (WHO) - Healthcare BPOs allocate approximately 15 percent of their budget to language training
2. Technical/Jargon Barrier: - Cause: Lack of familiarity with medical terms - Impact: Errors in transcriptions affecting patient care - Example: Incorrectly hearing "15 mg" as "50 mg" - Solution: Targeted training in specialized medical vocabulary - 27 percent of medical errors stem from communication deficiencies (WHO) - Healthcare BPOs allocate approximately 15 percent of their budget to language training
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