How accurate and safe is real-time AI translation in health care?

The short answer is: Yes, if the tool is built for health care.

Here’s what you need to know.

Why accuracy matters

In health care, a mistranslation isn’t just inconvenient – it can affect diagnosis, treatment, safety, and patient trust. Accuracy must always come first.

Not all AI translation is the same

General translation tools (e.g., Google Translate, generic AI models):

• Not medically validated
• May mistranslate clinical terms
• Not GDPR/HIPAA compliant
• Risk of storing or reusing patient data

Healthcare-specific tools (Care to Translate):

• Medically validated translations 
• Built for clinical workflows and real-time use
• No storage of identifiable audio
• Fully GDPR compliant
• Already trusted by healthcare organizations worldwide

When real-time AI translation is safe

Real-time translation can be safe for:
✔ Triage and symptom checks
✔ Daily care and nursing communication
✔ Instructions, education, medication info
✔ Elderly care and social care interactions

Human interpreters should still be used for:
⚠️ Consent, legal discussions, complex diagnostics

This hybrid model ensures speed, accuracy, and patient safety.

What hospitals experience with Care to Translate

• Up to 95% less interpreter use in everyday care
• Faster workflows and reduced waiting times
• Significant cost savings 
• Better patient understanding and satisfaction

The bottom line

AI translation can be safe, when it’s built for health care. Tools that aren’t medically validated or compliant should not be used in clinical environments.

Care to Translate delivers:
✅ High accuracy
✅ Real-time speed
✅ Medical validation
✅ Strong privacy protection

See it in action

Get started today and try real-time voice-to-voice translation.