Patient Education Management Archives – June 1, 2005
June 1, 2005
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Form provides compliance for JCAHO patient education documentation
A good form does not guarantee that all staff from all hospital disciplines who may be teaching a patient will comply with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) documentation requirements. However, it is an important element in boosting compliance in documentation of patient education. -
Facilities comply with JCAHO patient ed regs
The new tracer methodology for surveying the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) implemented in January 2004 is working well according to the associate director for the Standards Interpretation Group. -
Using learning needs assessments with children
While a learning needs assessment for a child is not formal, it is important to determine how they can learn and how much they can learn, says the patient and family education coordinator at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. -
Improve communication with the right tool
Abington (PA) Memorial Hospital will soon roll out a pilot program for a planned SBAR (situation background assessment and recommendation) initiative the program’s proponents say will improve communications and reduce errors at the facility. -
How to discuss AEs with patients and families
To make full disclosure work, you first have to remember that it is not a “program” or an “effort,” or a “policy,” says a leader at one hospital that has undergone a major change in the way adverse events (AEs) are discussed with patients and families. -
Many teens still lack info to prevent pregnancy
Information from the National Survey of Family Growth offers a mix of good and bad news: While sexually active teens are more likely to use contraception, many teens are uninformed about birth control choices.