Project-in-a-Box gets attention and results
Booklets, videos spread word about warfarin
Cost Management in Cardiac Care asked Justine Bizette, MSN, the senior coordinator of HealthInsight’s atrial fibrillation project how they accomplished improvements in warfarin utilization. To help convince health care professionals to join in their efforts, the project team developed and produced "Project-in-a-Box," a box containing tools for hospitals and physicians. It includes videos and brochures with educational materials for both physicians and patients.
"We wanted people to open it and not just put it on the shelf," says Bizette.
Binder rejected as ho-hum
Rather than send out the routine binder with a lot of literature, they put pertinent pieces into an attractive box and mailed it to physicians and hospitals throughout Nevada who requested it. It was also made available at nursing stations and medical libraries.
"We made up 350 pieces," says Bizette. "Half were requested by physicians and were sent out to them. We collaborated with the manufacturers of Coumadin [warfarin] and the National Stroke Association, and they pro-vided some tools and educational materials that providers can use with their patients."
For more information, contact HealthInsight, 500 S. Rancho Drive, Suite C-17, Las Vegas, NV 89106.
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