Patient Education Management Archives – November 1, 2006
November 1, 2006
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Documentation confirms educational needs met according to plan of care
Similar to teaching, documentation must meet the needs of a patient. While some documentation is better than no documentation, more detail benefits the patient because it directs staff members on the status of the education process. -
Reinforce good patient ed documentation practices
At Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a special team called the documentation council routinely reviews a number of medical record forms, including the interdisciplinary patient and family education record. -
Education on certain birth defects a long journey
Preparation for caring for a child with a cleft palate or cleft lip begins before a baby is born, when ultrasound reveals there is a problem. -
Changing behavior to make safety a priority
Lift equipment sits unused in a closet. Safety needles are deposited in a sharps container without being activated. An employee fails to put on goggles when there's a risk of a body fluid splash. -
Hospital seeks to boost staff's safety awareness
When needlesticks began to level off at BJC Healthcare in St. Louis, it was time to jump-start the sharps safety program. Injuries occurred despite the health system's use of safety devices. -
Mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore
Fueled by anger and frustration often linked to the death or injury of a loved one, a grass-roots consumer movement is arising nationally to demand more openness and accountability about hospital-acquired infections. -
Program improves Latino population compliance
As part of its commitment to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care, CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield has launched a diabetes disease management program in collaboration with a Washington, DC, clinic that serves a mostly Latino population. -
2006 Salary Survey Results: Role of patient education manager continues to expand
The demands of the job for a patient education manager or coordinator seem to be increasing.