Recent studies proves patient education works and can save hospitals money as well as reduce readmissions. A University of Oregon Study found that uninformed patients cost hospitals 8 - 21% more than informed and active patients do. This presentation provides tips on how to improve patient education to increase cost savings.

1. How Patient Education
Impacts Health Care Costs

2. New Research
Informed patients are more active when it
comes to their care, and their healthcare
costs are substantially lower than
uninformed patients.

3. Cost Savings
• Researchers examined 33,000 patients
• Uninformed patients cost hospitals 8-21%
more than informed patients
• What could your hospital do with 8-21%
in cost savings?

4. The study recommends...
“a systematic approach to encourage
patients to play a more active role in
managing their healthcare”

5. The evidence suggests...
A new quality goal,
"...increasing patient activation as an
intermediate outcome of care that is
measurable and linked with improved
outcomes."
University of Oregon Study

6. Focus on...
“...policies and interventions aimed at
strengthening patients' roles in managing
their health care (as they) contribute to
improved outcomes”

7. Translation...
Beef up your efforts to identify low
information patients and focus most of
your education efforts here to have the
greatest impact.

8. What’s a realistic approach?

9. Use the No Time to Teach Philosophy
• Use Assessment and Teach Back
• Start on Admission
• Use proper tools:
o Video, Handouts & Pictures
• Build Knowledge over Hospital Stay
• Document Everything
• Encourage and Coach
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10. Focus
• Identify active and informed patients
o Encourage, guide and support their efforts
• Focus on low information patients
o What stops them from learning?
(use teach back)
o Work to overcome obstacles and convert
them into informed and active patients

11. Tools to Support Nursing
• Use video to explain, enhance,
encourage, supplement, simplify and
support your discussions with patients
• Use handouts and pictures so patients
have supporting documentation

12. Video on Demand
• Improves access to information
• Simplifies complex medical topics
• Extends every nurse’s patient reach
• Saves nurse’s time
• Reaches patients in ways handouts can’t
• Supports your discussions and coaching

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University of Oregon Study