Patient Education Management Archives – March 1, 2009
March 1, 2009
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Partnering for patient-centered education: Consider the possibilities!
As health care organizations embrace the concept of patient- and family-centered care, patient education managers must start looking at ways to partner with patients and families in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of education. -
Consider patients' family members for committees
To form a partnership with patients and family members, consider including them as members of councils and committees pertaining to patient education. -
Make family members 'faculty' to orient staff
At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (PA), a group of 15 parents of chronically ill children treated at the institution are recognized as "family faculty." -
DPs can address patients' adherence barriers
One key to discharge planning is understanding what might prevent your patient from following medication and other instructions. -
Patient perceptions guide discharge education process
Transitions in health care are changing more quickly than patients' expectations, which is why it's important to address these expectations head-on, an expert notes. -
LEP patients need solid translation services
Hospitals across the United States are seeing an increase in patients who have limited English proficiency (LEP), and this means discharge planners must plan accordingly. -
Family interpreters can cause harm
When hospitals rely on a patient's family members to interpret medical news, they might be placing the patient at risk, an expert says. -
Medicare clarifies privacy of health info
When transferring private health information to potential post-acute providers, discharge planners need to be aware of some facts about the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). -
Hospital-acquired conditions explained by CMS
Hospital providers need to be fully aware of the new steps taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report and prevent hospital-acquired conditions.