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Patient Education Service Cures Informed-Consent Issues
January 1, 2010
The surgery patient is understandably nervous. His medical background is typical-based on what he's seen on ER and a friend's explanations. The physician has a waiting room full of more patients and the hospital's paging. Sure the patient carries a list of questions and the physician is experienced in the surgical procedure, but the setting is a real challenge to the vital pre-procedure patient education.
Medical facilities have resolved this informed-consent dilemma with animated, multimedia and multi-technology vignettes from Vital Link.net in Bellevue, WA. The simple patient education and consent service, called VITAL Center, helps surgery candidates understand the medical procedure they'll undergo, optimizes a physician's limited patient time and improves the patient/physician relationship. Simultaneously, it ensures the physician that he's met all informed consent regulations.
