What is the purpose of ...

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...

The words are familiar,...

The instructions for the email submission read: “No native files will be accepted.” Suddenly, I felt like I had a functional literacy problem. I understood the word “native.” I understood the word “files.” But I had no idea what a “native...

Health care communicati...

The Partnership for Clear Health Communication is encouraging patients to ask their doctors, nurses, and pharmacists these three questions: What is my main problem? What do I need to do? Why is it important to do this? You can read details of the Ask Me 3 program at http://www.npsf.org/askme3/for_patients.php They...

Has YouTube helped to c...

We used to think patients and families were spoiled by the quality of television and movies, and would not be interested in patient teaching videos made in-house. We thought they’d be so distracted by the poor camera work and lighting, they wouldn’t pay attention to the...

Using Pictographs and P...

Recently Joint Commission released Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals (2010). This monograph offers recommendations to help hospitals address unique patient needs, meet the new patient-centered communication...

Evidence-based patient ...

The National Guideline Clearinghouse offers links to a number of government sources for handouts which are related to their guidelines. Find these links at: http://www.guidelines.gov/resources/patient-education.aspx

Free – Joint Comm...

Current evidence on how to most effectively teach patients and families is the basis of both the Joint Commission standards and the advice in No Time to Teach: The Essence of Patient and Family Education for Health Care Providers. So I am pleased to announce Joint Commission is...

For links to the latest...

Did you know Twitter is not just about telling the world what you had for lunch? In addition to maintaining this website, I regularly tweet links to the latest in patient education. Follow me on Twitter @notimetoteach You can sign up for Twitter at www.twitter.com. You don’t...