Announcement
No Barrier Raises $2.7 Million to Eliminate Language Barriers in Healthcare đź’Ş
No Barrier Raises $2.7 Million đź’Ş
No Barrier Raises $2.7 Million
Machine interpreter services powered by AI for routine, low-risk conversations driving patient safety, ROI and operational efficiency.
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Healthcare organisations continue to face three growing risks driven by language barriers.
Without a scalable, tech‑enabled solution, these gaps persist, impacting patient experience, regulatory risk and bottom‑line performance.
Patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) face higher risk of adverse events when communication fails.
Interpreter delays, scheduling mismatches and inefficient workflows increase wait times and clinician idle time.
Poor language access undermines throughput, increases readmissions, 
and weakens ROI metrics.
Patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) face higher risk of adverse events when communication fails.
Poor language access undermines throughput, increases readmissions and weakens ROI metrics.
Interpreter delays, scheduling mismatches and inefficient workflows increase wait times and clinician idle time.
No Barrier is designed for healthcare settings and delivers a three‑layer solution:
Real-world results from clinic teams using No Barrier AI
“No Barrier helped us eliminate delays in patient care and reduce our translation costs significantly. Our teams are more efficient, and we’ve reinvested that time and savings back into improving patient experience”
See full case study
Regulatory Reminder: the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) mandates language access under Title VI and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions of participation, making language‑services a compliance priority.
In addition, in July 2025 the America’s AI Action Plan was released by the White House, outlining more than 90 federal policy actions across three strategic pillars: accelerating AI innovation, building domestic AI infrastructure and leading globally in AI diplomacy and security.
For healthcare organisations, this means that AI‑enabled language access solutions must align not only with HIPAA and Title VI obligations, but also with evolving federal expectations around AI governance, data integrity, bias mitigation and audit‑trail transparency.
With the current iPads, tablets or any connected device you already have and a good wifi connection
Select Language and Gender:
at the start of the encounter, the care team selects the patient’s preferred language from 40+ supported options including dialects, ensuring cultural and linguistic accuracy.
Start the Conversation:
No Barrier enables a hands‑free, voice‑driven interaction. Clinicians and patients speak naturally while AI routes speech in real time reducing delays, manual tasks and interpretation friction.
Show Key Terms with Visual Support:
as complex medical terms arise, the system displays visual aids tied to key concepts helping patients understand conditions and procedures
more clearly.
Auto‑Generate Bilingual Discharge Notes:
at the end of the visit, the platform automatically creates a discharge summary in both English and the patient’s language.
As you can see, the tablet runs the No Barrier AI interpreter. The clinician and the patient can speak freely and hands free. No third party is needed. Each person simply talks in their own native, comfortable language. No Barrier also highlights important medical terms and it displays helpful images to illustrate complex concepts. This ensures the patient fully understands their care process.
CMOs need a medical interpretation service that is instant, HIPAA-aligned and designed for LEP patients. Today, Modern Language AI can scale speech in real time while escalating high-risk moments to credentialed medical operators. Recognized in Slator’s 2025 Language AI 50 Under 50, No Barrier is a trusted partner delivering AI-powered interpretation and translation already proven in healthcare settings.
The platform uses end‑to‑end encryption and has isolated interpreter sessions to meet HIPAA and OCR language‑access requirements. Moreover, PHI is auto-deleted after 7 days except if agreed otherwise. No Barrier does not store patient data.Â
We reference metrics such as interpreter wait time, scheduling errors, follow‑up appointment adherence, readmissions for LEP patients and interpreter utilization rate.
AI-assisted interpretation has shown higher accuracy in routine clinical use, with human interpretation averaging around 75% accuracy. AI also ensures consistency across encounters, reducing variability and errors.
For sensitive discussions (like serious diagnoses or end-of-life care) certified human interpreters are preferred.
Governance is built‑in: transparency, auditable decision‑logs, continuous monitoring.
Coverage includes 40+ languages powered by AI from Spanish to Tagalog to Haitian Creole... The AI platform scales across sites, ambulatory, inpatient and virtual channels, enabling standardisation of language access.
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