What is the purpose of patient education in hospitals?
Recently, someone posted the question on the LinkedIn site: “What is the purpose of patient education in hospitals? . . . I’m not sure how it fits into the hospitals business model. Is there an economic basis for it?” Some business-oriented administrators who are not health care providers may perceive patient education as a non-revenue producing, unnecessary expense. I suspect they haven’t experienced serious illness yet. Here is my response to that question: * * * * * * OK,... Recent Posts
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