Your patients are becoming increasingly responsible for making their own healthcare decisions. They need more information to understand their diagnosis and treatment options…and they want that information from you, the person they trust most with their health….. their own physician.
- They want to know why you put them on Drug A instead of Drug B when Drug B has such appealing television ads
- They want to know what that test result means
- They want to know what you think of alternative therapies
- They want to know you why that new surgical procedure may or may not be appropriate for them.
But you don’t have time to answer every question or review every page they have downloaded from the Internet.
You need an easy and effective way to provide your patients with the information they need to better manage their own health. You need Vivacare.
Patient Education Facts
- “Patients forget most of what you tell them less than 6 minutes after walking out the door.” Duane Cady, M.D., President AMA Foundation
- Over 63% of American adults have Internet access and 80% of them seek health information online, but they would prefer to get the information from their own doctor.
- 66% of physicians who provided tailored patient educational content reported an increase in patient compliance and 38% reported a reduction in patient calls regarding therapy.
