Patient Education Management Archives – July 1, 2010
July 1, 2010
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Make education a collaborative endeavor, including patients and staff
When Nick Masi, PhD, director of Family Centered Care at Joe DiMÿ -
Usability testing ensures clear info
Consider evaluating educational materials, such as an educational sheet, self-care instructions, or an informational website, with a usability test instead of a focus group, says Dana Botka, manager of customer communications with the Washington Department of Labor and Industries in Olympia. -
Education: Important in cancer treatment
Cancer can be a life-altering disease, but Tammy Zeller, a mother with a career, wanted to keep her routine as normal as possible during treatment. -
Assistive technology can benefit clients
Assistive technology can make life better for everyone and help people live independently in a safe environment, whether they have a catastrophic illness or injury or are elderly with cognitive and/or vision issues, says Hunter Ramseur, MEd, LPC, CDMS, ATP, principal of Atlanta-based Assistive Technology Consulting LLC. -
Reform offers challenges for CMs
Once the details are ironed out, health care reform will offer great opportunities for case managers in a variety of settings, says Margaret Leonard, MS, RN-B, C, FNP, senior vice president for clinical services at Hudson Health Plan and outgoing president of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA). -
PAPRs end frustration of fit-test failures
At DuBois (PA) Regional Medical Center, employees were failing N95 fit tests in alarming numbers. In the cardiology department, about 46% of employees failed fit-tests even after trying a variety of models and sizes. Things weren't much better in anesthesia (35%), cardiovascular ICU (34%), or the emergency department (26%).