Patient Education Management Archives – November 1, 2009
November 1, 2009
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For best results, create systemwide plan for overcoming literacy barriers
Barriers to health literacy are best addressed if a systemwide plan is initiated, says Kimberly Wicklund, MPH, manager of health information & promotion at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. -
Assessment can identify need for addressing literacy
To assess the barriers to health literacy at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Nadia Ali, MD, MB; BS, an academic internist, decided to conduct a survey of the interns and residents in the residency program and the nurses on the medical floors. The purpose of the survey was to help identify a need for addressing health literacy systemwide. -
To improve health literacy, follow QI model
The way the Group Health Plain Language Network approaches work is based on quality improvement models, according to Kimberly Wicklund, MPH, manager of health information & promotion at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle. -
Children learn asthma care while playing a game
A board game to teach children how to manage asthma symptoms is being developed at Phoenix (AZ) Children's Hospital by health care professionals who staff the Breathmobile. -
New heart institute gives education opportunities
The new Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, which opened Sept. 14, 2009, not only focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, but also prevention. -
Health plan, physicians collaborate on care
A unique partnership between a health plan and a physician practice is helping patients with diabetes get the care and resources they need to manage their disease. -
CMS through the continuum help keep patients healthy
A comprehensive case management program at Desert Oasis Healthcare that provides care coordination for patients throughout the continuum keeps patients healthier and out of the hospital. And it's cost-effective.