Patient Education Management Archives – May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008
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When providing care to underserved, patient education is a crucial element
Lack of access to health care can keep people from learning how to self-manage a chronic disease and how to appropriately use medical care to achieve good health. -
How to make teaching materials that work
In a report titled Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health Policy, issued by the University of Connecticut in Storrs, the authors state that at every point of securing health care services, patients are required to read and understand important information. -
Include education as part of infection control methods
To prevent infection following surgery, proper education is important and hand washing needs to be at the top of the list. -
Approach helps members avoid asthma attack
An asthma management program that includes telephonic case management, home visits, and physician incentives has saved money and earned accolades for Priority Health, a health plan company based in Grand Rapids, MI. -
CM helps high-risk members avoid hospitalizations
Face-to-face case management for members at high risk for health care exacerbations has paid off for Great-West Healthcare, a Greenwood Village, CO, health plan that serves as a third-party administrator for about 6,000 self-insured employer groups. -
Documentation, assessment add up to improvement
Increasing the percentage of patients who show improvement in dyspnea from the 2005 baseline score of 57.6% to 73% in November 2007 earned a certificate of achievement from the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) for Sequoyah Memorial Homecare-Home Health in Sallisaw, OK.