Patient education software options
Patient education software options
Here are some software options available to physician offices.
1. Dialog Medical, (800) 482-7963 (www. dialogmedical.com), offers urology Discus sion, Dermatology Resource, Cardiology Resource, OB/GYN Resource. More products are due out later this year for ENT, gastroenterology, oncology, and general surgery. Probably best known for Urology Discussion (in Spanish and English), Dialog Medical’s premier program is used by more than a third of all U.S. urology offices. Pro grams contain patient education, consent forms, patient instructions, common drug information, test and admission forms, questionnaires, authorizations, diets.
2. Lippencott-Raven, Mosby Yearbook, and WB Saunders, (800) 401-9962. This Web-based product from three well-known publishers is offered through MDConsult (www.mdconsult.com). In addition to a library of general patient education, MDConsult provides access to on-line reference books and practice guidelines.
3. Clinical Reference Systems, (303) 664-6485 (www.patienteducation.com). Generates patient education handouts on adult medical and surgical topics written in easy-to-read and easy-to-understand language.
4. Micromedex, (800) 525-9083 (www. micromedex.com). Information on patient conditions, including treatment, follow-up care, psychosocial issues, and continuing health concerns in English and Spanish.
5. Medifor, (800) 525-9083 (www.medifor. com). More than 550 primary care topics. Includes patient instructions, treatment guidelines, medications, chart documents.
6. Patient Education Institute, (319) 335-4613 (www.patient-education.com). Patient interactive modules cover several medical specialities across the spectrum of health care, including health promotion, disease condition, risks and benefits of surgery, and pre-op instructions. The X-Plain software presents information using text, illustrations, animations, and narration.
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