Patient Education Management Archives – January 1, 2007
January 1, 2007
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Family-centered care evolves as more and more collaboration occurs
Institutions that are working to make the delivery of health care patient- and family-centered know it can't be done without full participation of the people they serve. -
Family partnerships key to family-centered care model
When two of Juliette Schlucter's children were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the early 1990s, she and her husband soon came to the conclusion that the way care was delivered needed to be changed. -
PEM advises 'focus daily on greatest impact'
Annette Mercurio, MPH, CHES, manager of patient, family, and community education at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, has been in her position for 13 years. However, her job duties have changed quite a bit since she started. -
JCAHO pushing new age of patient empowerment
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is emphasizing that knowledge is power when it comes to patients. -
Hand washing: You must measure compliance
Lack of consensus on how to measure hand hygiene compliance has made this a daunting challenge for quality professionals. -
Hospitals telling smokers that 'it's time to quit'
Patients hospitalized at University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center might not be able to kick the habit during their hospitalization, but staff will no longer be aiding their addiction.