About Patient Education Cares
Patient Education Cares is a patient education consultancy dedicated to providing clinicians and healthcare organizations with the resources and expertise they need to deliver effective patient education.
Our goal: improve patient outcomes by helping healthcare professionals educate their patients.
We specialize in:
- Selection of patient education materials
- Plain Language services
- Video on-demand consulting
- Patient education process improvement and workshops
Selection of Patient Education Resources
We can assist you in choosing print, video, and on-line patient education materials that meet your needs and comply with the Joint Commission readability standards of a 6th to 8th grade reading level.
Need help managing your inventory? We can help you establish an inventory management system or improve an existing one.
Plain Language Services
We will evaluate your patient or provider information for readability and adherence to Plain Language principles and assist you in editing or creating quality materials, field testing, and staff training. Our services include:
- Evaluation of print, video, and web based instruction
- Plain language editing and summaries
- Development of customized patient education materials including: information sheets, brochures, and booklets
What are your needs? Patient Education Cares can help you write/rewrite/design:
- Disease state and wellness information pages
- Decision making tools
- Care and discharge instructions
- Medication information
- Health and consent forms
Video On-Demand Services
We can help you implement your new video on-demand TV system as a patient education tool. We provide consultation on:
- Evaluating and building your video education library
- Formulating your patient education video strategy
- Successfully integrating videos into your current patient education practice
Workshops
Patient Education Cares is proud to offer small group workshops that provide the knowledge and skills your clinicians and staff need to improve your patient education. A sampling of our workshops include:
- Implementing Your New TV System as a Patient Education Tool: An Overview
- Building Your Patient Education Video Library
- Effective Patient Education Series:
- Teaching Nurses to Teach
- Communicating to Understand
- Creating Patient Education Materials
Patient Education Process Improvement
Good patient education means providing patients with the right information at the right time. Improving your patient education involves both assessing the information given to the patient, as well as, when and how it is provided along the continuum of care.
Whether your goal is to establish a new patient education process or to improve an existing one, Patient Education Cares can assist you. We will analyze your current patient flow, diagnosis problems, work collaboratively to find solutions, and assist in the implementation of improvements.
Together we can create excellent patient education! |
