Certified Medical Translation Services

Medical translation starts at $0.08 per word and varies with language pair, subject complexity (clinical, pharmaceutical, regulatory or patient-facing) and turnaround. Short documents and certified translations may be priced per page, and rush delivery carries a small premium. Every quote is firm and all-inclusive, with no hidden fees for formatting, certification or project management, and arrives within 15 minutes.

Standard medical translations are delivered in 1 to 3 business days, depending on word count, subject complexity and the number of languages. Rush and same-day delivery are available for urgent clinical or regulatory deadlines. Share the deadline and Tomedes recommends a schedule with a free quote.

Yes. Tomedes applies HIPAA-compliant processes to every medical translation project: strict access controls, encrypted file transfer and non-disclosure agreements for protected health information (PHI). Business Associate Agreements are available to U.S. healthcare clients on request, and the ISO 17100:2015 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications add documented confidentiality and data-handling procedures.

ChatGPT can produce a usable draft, but a draft should not be the final version of a medical document. A 2021 study of Google Translate on emergency department discharge instructions found 94% accuracy in Spanish and 55% in Armenian, so reliability depends on the language. Tomedes uses AI-assisted drafts only where suitable, and a medical specialist reviews every one.

Google Translate can give a reader the gist of a document, but it does not replace a qualified translator in a healthcare setting. Healthcare organizations covered by Section 1557 must have a qualified human translator review machine translation of critical or technical text, and free consumer tools provide no certificate of accuracy or Business Associate Agreement.

Certified translations include a signed accuracy statement and are often required by hospitals, insurers, courts and immigration authorities. Tomedes can add notarization or apostille coordination where the requesting authority or jurisdiction requires it.

Medical records, lab and imaging reports, discharge summaries, prescriptions, informed consent forms, patient education materials, clinical trial files and device instructions for use, among others.

Yes. Clear scans give the best results. Handwritten content may need clarification to confirm names, dosages and diagnoses.

A specialist linguist translates, a second linguist reviews the work under ISO 17100:2015, and translation memories and project glossaries keep terminology and style consistent across documents and over time.

Tomedes supports 270+ languages and can serve multi-country medical translation projects, including the pairs most requested for clinical trials and regulatory submissions.

Tomedes translates medical records from 270+ languages into English. Upload the records for a quote within 15 minutes, and a specialist translator handles them, with a certificate of accuracy on request.

The best medical translator is a native speaker of the target language whose specialty matches the document (clinical, pharmaceutical or device) and whose work is checked by a second linguist. Tomedes assigns every project this way and backs it with a 1-Year Quality Guarantee.

In the United States, healthcare organizations that receive federal funding must provide meaningful language access to patients with limited English proficiency under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. That includes written translation of vital documents such as consent forms, discharge instructions and patient education materials. Inadequate language access can bring regulatory penalties and malpractice liability. Tomedes provides HIPAA-compliant medical translation that helps healthcare organizations meet these requirements.

Healthcare organizations covered by Section 1557 must provide language assistance to patients with limited English proficiency free of charge. Institutional documents, clinical trial materials, regulatory filings and pharmaceutical content usually need a professional translation provider, and Tomedes serves healthcare organizations that need certified, HIPAA-compliant translation beyond federally mandated patient language access.