after the visit – a summary for the patient: making it meaningful
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My Visit. After the Visit – A Summary for the Patient: Making it Meaningful. Sarah C. Nosal, MD Institute for Family Health. Meaningful Use Core Set Objective. Provide clinical summaries for patients for each office visit. Learning Objectives. Benefits of the After Visit Summary (AVS) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Meaningful UseCore Set Objective
Provide clinical summaries for patients for each office visit
Learning Objectives
Benefits of the After Visit Summary (AVS)
Key Components of the AVS
Overcoming Provider resistance to the AVS
Future directions for the AVS
Benefits of the After Visit Summary
Patient Engagement
Improved understanding of health issues & treatment plans
Improved adherence
Better outcomes
Communication
Reference for patients & other providers
Point-of-Care resource & personal health info for those without ready access to computers
Pre-Visit Planning
Planning for the next visit
“To Do” list for patient
Goals and follow up
Key Components of the AVS
Maintain an up-to-date problem list of current and active diagnoses
*will add improved problem list for presentation
Maintain active medication list
To do list
Patient friendly results
Patient Instructions – Specific Goals
Patient Instructions – Health Education
*this may not be most up to date text – well review and update prior to presentation
Patient Instructions – Identifying Barriers & Committing to Change
Overcoming Provider Resistance
Getting the provider to push the button…
*hoping to get PULSE data from Lurio on providers printing out AVS (graph)
Future Directions
Need GENERIC and NAME BRANDs of medications listed
Health Literacy level still too high…
En Español…
Questions?
Ideas?