Building the Bridge: Effective Use of Digital Media in Patient Education and Informed Consent

First Healthcare Compliance hosts Jonathan M. Fialkov, MD, FACS, President and Founder of Rational Surgical Solutions, LLC, for an interactive discussion on “Building the Bridge: Effective Use of Digital Media in Patient Education and Informed Consent.”

New approaches to patient education and standardization of the informed consent process utilizing cutting-edge technology create opportunities to strengthen the patient-doctor relationship, improve patient safety and experience, and support shared decision making initiatives.

Objectives:
1. Become familiar with the challenges and shortcomings of electronic health records in facilitating communications between patients and their healthcare team and the strategies for overcoming those barriers.
2. Understand the components of an effective informed consent/shared decision making process as well as the benefits.
3. Learn to utilize digital media to enhance patient safety and experience.