Why Unclear Discharge Instructions Are Costing Your PAC Facility—And How to Fix It

https://www.cabotsolutions.com/blog/why-unclear-discharge-instructions-are-costing-your-pac-facility--and-how-to-fix-it

Unclear discharge instructions can lead to patient confusion, higher readmission rates, and financial losses for post-acute care facilities. Learn how clear communication and structured discharge processes can improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.

#PostAcuteCare #DischargePlanning #PatientSafety #HealthcareCosts #ReadmissionPrevention #CareCoordination #PatientCommunication

Leaving Valencia #EuropeanMedicalWritersAssociation conference on #EuropeDay2024, going to Zurich then back home to Dresden. Traveling, working, dreaming is so much easier with open borders!

Had fun presenting our #Oncology visual treatment plans #patientcommunication #care!
... And a little time at the beach, no swimming, just #urbansketching

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--> CAN YOU SPARE 3 MINUTES? 🙏

We research if pictures improve patients understanding of treatment plans. For this, we test which images help best.

Link to survey: https://tud.link/9hj3
Everybody can participate --> feel free to share.

#PatientCare #oncology #PatientCommunication #Pictogram #scicomm #Medicine #MedicalCommunication #visualCommunication

Are pictures clear for our patients? Equally understandable for all age groups?

We test this (i.e. transparency + translucency) in a BIG (n= 1000) survey. Please, please, please participate:

https://tud.link/9hj3

(and share link with your parents/grandparents/older friends.. we also need >60 yr cohorts!)

#PatientCare #oncology #PatientCommunication #Pictogram #scicomm #Medicine
#MedicalCommunication
#visualCommunication

Who else is going? I'll be in #Vienna May 25-26 for the @IIID_infodesign conference #InformationDesign for #Healthcare, presenting our visual treatment plans, let's meet!

#Piktograms #healthcare #patientcommunication #CancerInformation #visualization

The power of patient empowerment in health care

#PatientEmpowerment #PatientCenteredCare #HealthcareAdvocacy #PatientEducation #PatientCommunication #PatientRights

Ann M. Hester is an internal medicine physician.

https://youtube.com/shorts/eac1XRvj69Y?feature=share

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

The power of listening: How to be a more effective clinician

We have a lot of knowledge and experience under our belts, which can be a great asset in helping us diagnose and treat our patients. But it can also lead to a tendency to jump to conclusions, particularly when it comes to assessing a patient's condition.

David Danhauer is a pediatrician and former CMIO.

Listen here: https://kevinmd.com/podcast

#patientcommunication #listening #cliniciancommunication #medicine #CMIO