Tools for Patient Education: EyeMagination, an AA Member
According to a recent University of Minnesota study, only 50 percent of the information provided by healthcare providers is retained by patients, with half of that information recalled incorrectly.1 Baltimore-based software company Eyemaginations aims to improve patient understanding and informational recall through a suite of tools to help practices simplify complex topics and reinforce clinical messaging before, during, and after the office visit. When used together, LUMA, ECHO, and Online create a great platform for otolaryngologists to present complex information to patients in an engaging, easy-to-understand manner. Eyemaginations LUMA provides a library of 3D-animated visuals including narratives, trivia slides, and vendor media that otolaryngologists and audiologists can use to create continuous educational loops on a PC or TV to educate patients on various conditions and treatments in the waiting room or exam room. Practices also can use the unique draw-over-technology feature, or Exam Advisor, to be as specific as needed when illustrating condition progressions and treatment options to increase patient understanding. A suite of LUMA ENT and audiology apps delivers the same level of content on the iPad, including a new ENT app featuring on-screen drawing with disease progressions, was just released this summer. With easy-to-understand videos and closed captions, LUMA apps can be used in the reception area to educate waiting patients before the exam or from anywhere in the office during the exam. Eyemaginations ECHO (available free for a limited time in a public BETA) can be used outside the office to reinforce important health information. Practices can send information, such as new patient forms, pre-operative instructions, and directions to the office prior to the visit to save staff time, or send content to patients post-visit to reinforce diagnosis and recommended treatment options that patients can then share with family and friends via email and social media. Eyemaginations Online integrates animations to a practice website, where patients can view them before and after the office visit to increase patient comprehension. For more information, call Eyemaginations at 1-877-321-5481, email entinfo@eyemaginations.com, or visit www.eyemaginations.com. You can also visit Eyemaginations at the AAO-HNSF 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO Expo at Booth 1315. Reference Margolis, Robert H. Informational Counseling in Health Professions: What do Patients Remember? Retrieved from http://audiologyincorporated.com/?s=what+do+patients+remember&submit.
- Eyemaginations LUMA provides a library of 3D-animated visuals including narratives, trivia slides, and vendor media that otolaryngologists and audiologists can use to create continuous educational loops on a PC or TV to educate patients on various conditions and treatments in the waiting room or exam room. Practices also can use the unique draw-over-technology feature, or Exam Advisor, to be as specific as needed when illustrating condition progressions and treatment options to increase patient understanding.
- A suite of LUMA ENT and audiology apps delivers the same level of content on the iPad, including a new ENT app featuring on-screen drawing with disease progressions, was just released this summer. With easy-to-understand videos and closed captions, LUMA apps can be used in the reception area to educate waiting patients before the exam or from anywhere in the office during the exam.
- Eyemaginations ECHO (available free for a limited time in a public BETA) can be used outside the office to reinforce important health information. Practices can send information, such as new patient forms, pre-operative instructions, and directions to the office prior to the visit to save staff time, or send content to patients post-visit to reinforce diagnosis and recommended treatment options that patients can then share with family and friends via email and social media.
- Eyemaginations Online integrates animations to a practice website, where patients can view them before and after the office visit to increase patient comprehension.
For more information, call Eyemaginations at 1-877-321-5481, email entinfo@eyemaginations.com, or visit www.eyemaginations.com. You can also visit Eyemaginations at the AAO-HNSF 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO Expo at Booth 1315.
Reference
- Margolis, Robert H. Informational Counseling in Health Professions: What do Patients Remember? Retrieved from http://audiologyincorporated.com/?s=what+do+patients+remember&submit.