Patient Education Management Archives – December 1, 2009
December 1, 2009
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Games people play could be good for their health, sense of empowerment
Electronic games are good educational tools, says Hadi Kharrazi, MD, PhD, assistant professor at the School of Informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. -
Diabetes curriculum a valuable teaching tool
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed. -
It takes two to improve health communication
To improve communication between health care professionals and patients, Doris Doherty, MA, BSN, RN, patient/family education coordinator at Franciscan Skemp/Mayo Health System in La Crosse, WI, helped create educational programs for staff and consumers that address health literacy. -
Guided Care Nurses help chronically ill patients
Older patients who are at high risk for health care utilization are staying healthier and out of the hospital thanks to a new primary care enhancement program called "Guided Care." -
Remote monitoring cuts costs for chronically ill
Following the success of a program that provides remote monitoring of chronically ill patients in poverty-stricken rural areas, Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center in Ahoskie, NC, is replicating the program at six other community health centers in North Carolina.