Issue IV: Spring 2006

• On-Demand Video Systems: Getting Your Hospital to Take a Closer Look – Part 2
  Learn all the ins and outs of getting on-demand technology in your hospital. more…
• On Demand Interview with Lea Hackmann of GetWellNetwork
  The second in a series of interviews with people involved in bringing on-demand education technology to hospitals throughout the U.S. more…
• Form provides compliance for JCAHO patient education documentation
  A good form doesn't guarantee JCAHO documentation compliance, however it is an important element. more…
• Getting Your Message Across: Patient Teaching, Part 3 by Maureen Habel, R.N., M.A.
  Effective patient teaching requires the same analytical and problem-solving skills as other clinical interventions. more…
• Writing Health Information for Patients and Families by Teresa Harper
  Through the process of writing, providers discover that it is so much more than writing simple words. more…
• Interview: Educator Laurel D. Spooner of Winter Haven Hospital
  One educator discusses her philosophy, challenges, and the skills she'd developed overseeing her hospital's patient education program. more…
• Online Outside Resources Many resources online are free or inexpensive.
  In this issue: • Three key questions from the Partnership for Clear Health Communication • Helping uninsured children and adults • JCAHO's new book • Latino heart health • Cancer resources from the National Cancer Institute. more…
• What's New at Milner-Fenwick
  Learn what's new and exciting at Milner-Fenwick including healthy lifestyles, children's nutrition and obesity, cholesterol, staff education for domestic violence, and a new diabetes audio program. more…