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TRUSTED PATIENT EDUCATION FOR BETTER OUTCOMES - MICROMEDEX Patient Connect Patient Education & Engagement
TRUSTED PATIENT EDUCATION

FOR BETTER OUTCOMES

MICROMEDEX® Patient Connect
Patient Education & Engagement
TRUSTED PATIENT EDUCATION FOR BETTER OUTCOMES - MICROMEDEX Patient Connect Patient Education & Engagement
Trusted           All your training, experience, tools, and
                  technology are focused on the patient
Patient           in front of you.
Education
for Better
                  When a patient understands exactly               ፚፚ Micromedex Consumer Health
                  what the treatment involves, and                    Education solutions provide valuable

Outcomes
                  how important his or her informed                   tools to strengthen your institutional
                  participation is, you can bring your work           brand, including actionable consumer
                  to fruition with better outcomes, reduced           multimedia content, customizable text
                  readmissions, greater safety, and a more            inside the health information content,
                  cost-effective treatment.                           and tools to promote your strategic
                                                                      service lines online.
                  Micromedex Patient Connect Suite
                                    ®

                  lets you see, and share, evidence-based          Raise Consumers’ Assessments of
                                                                   Hospital Experience and Improve
                  education specific to each patient, in a
                                                                   Organizational Scores, Meet
                  format that is easy to understand and            Meaningful Use Requirements
                  extremely time-effective. This direct            The evidence-based resources of our
                  communication leaves every patient               Patient Education and Consumer
                  more knowledgeable and more willing              Health Education have been shown
                  to follow the treatment protocols for a          to contribute significantly to patient
                  successful outcome.                              satisfaction and understanding of their
                                                                   treatment and self-care instructions.
                  The Patient Connect Suite consists               This is reflected in improved HCAHP
                  of patient education and consumer                scores and can contribute to your efforts
                  engagement products:                             to reduce readmission rates. With new
                   ፚፚ Micromedex Patient Education                 and growing requirements in the U.S.
                      products, featuring CareNotes®,              for reimbursement from the Centers for
                      delivers a single source of evidence-        Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
                      based education materials. These robust      this is critical to financial goals. In
                      documents and tools provide patient-         addition, because education is patient-
                      specific information at every stage of       specific and documents can be saved to
                      care — pre-care, inpatient care, lab test,   your EMR if you chose our integrated
                      continuing care, discharge instructions,     solution, they support Meaningful
                      drug information, and Emergency              Use objectives and help meet other
                      Department discharge instructions.           regulatory compliance including Joint
                                            HIS Application        Commission mandates.

                                                                    1. HL7/API
                                                                    2. Web Services
                                                                    3. Embedded Content
                               Archive                                 (Flat Files)

                 Print, Video,
                 Tablet, e-copy,
                 Patient Portal                                            Patient Connect
                                                                           Resources
                                                                           (CareNotes®,
                                                                           Consumer Education)

                                                                          Your application sends a request
                                                     CHF
                                                                          for patient education information
             Delivery Format                                              to the CareNotes database that
                                                                          responds with current, relevant,
                                            Patient Specific              customizable information
                                         Educational Resources
TRUSTED PATIENT EDUCATION FOR BETTER OUTCOMES - MICROMEDEX Patient Connect Patient Education & Engagement
Micromedex Patient Education
“CareNotes puts the                  Micromedex Patient Education, featuring
                                     CareNotes, covers the continuum of
                                                                                   identifying patient specific education, to
                                                                                   providing the ability for patients to view,
information we need                  care from pre-care, inpatient, and            download, and transmit their patient
                                     discharge instructions to emergency           education online, CareNotes supports
at the fingertips of                 department and ambulatory education,          Meaningful Use attestation.
                                     including topics ranging from disease
each clinician and                   and procedure to medication education,        Standard medication instructions for

allows us to deliver                 providing patient-specific education          patient use include medication names,
                                     that supports regulatory objectives and       description, and possible side effects, as
patient education                    improves outcomes.                            well as usage, precautions, interactions,
                                                                                   and more for both prescription and non-
efficiently and                      CareNotes delivers a single source            prescription drugs. This information

accurately.”                         of evidence-based patient education
                                     materials. These robust documents and
                                                                                   is designed to reduce adverse effect
                                                                                   incidents and enable proper usage for
                                     tools provide patient-specific information    better outcomes. More detailed drug
– Donald Fleming, Former Vice        at every stage of care — pre-care,            information is also available in expanded
  President and CIO, Brookhaven      inpatient care, lab tests, continuing care,   content sets. Alternative medicine
  Memorial Hospital Medical Center
                                     discharge instructions, drug information,     information can also be added for those
                                     and emergency department education.           facilities whose specialties of care might
                                     From EHR certified technology to              indicate patients’ use and history of
                                                                                   alternative medications.

CLINICALLY

TRUSTED

INFORMATION
TRUSTED PATIENT EDUCATION FOR BETTER OUTCOMES - MICROMEDEX Patient Connect Patient Education & Engagement
In addition, video and animated sources       Benefits That Add up to
of patient education, for convenient          Better Outcomes:
patient viewing on the web or on              ፚፚ Single source for evidence-based
in-room monitors, are also part of the          patient education for the continuum
Micromedex Patient Education product.           of care.
                                              ፚፚ All content is created by one editorial
Nurses, pharmacists, and physicians will        group, supporting consistency across
all benefit from being able to quickly find     the care continuum; including
and share information directly in the           medication education.
workflow. Evidence-based materials on         ፚፚ CareNotes are evidence-based and
more than 2,200 drug topics and nearly          continuously updated with content
50 medical specialties will help patients       supporting Core Measures.
learn critical self-care and medication       ፚፚ CareNotes are customizable to
adherence information, and clinical             leverage your brand and meet your
evidence on more than 480 lab tests will        organization’s policies and procedures.
help patients understand their conditions     ፚፚ Achieve U.S. patient experience criteria
and their treatment more clearly.               for HCAHPS, the Value-Based Purchasing
                                                program, and Meaningful Use.
                                              ፚፚ Options to streamline directly into the
                                                workflow — regardless of your HIS
                                                architecture using an HL7 interface,
                                                web services or embedded content
                                                data files.
                                              ፚፚ Up to 15 languages, multiple delivery
                                                methods from documents with images
                                                to patient portals, in-room monitors,
                                                and website content.
                                              ፚፚ Interoperable with your other systems
                                                to automate and track documentation.
Micromedex Consumer Health Education

Enhance Community Health                   The Consumer Health Education solution       ፚፚ A.D.A.M. Health Navigator:
and Your Brand                             allows you to leverage your consumer           Designed to facilitate a true
As a reliable community resource,          health content on your website, your           connection between the health topics
this is an opportunity to enhance your     patient portal, within your marketing          consumers are searching for and your
credibility and reputation. By providing   materials, and with tablet and smart phone     services. 3D avatars let you select the
answers to important healthcare concerns   applications designed for consumers.           ethnicity, gender, and age that best
to consumers through your website or                                                      represents your target audience.
portal, you can help to increase patient   An Easy-to-Access, Comprehensive
                                                                                        ፚፚ Wellness Tools:
satisfaction, improve compliance, and      Set of Consumer Health Tools
                                                                                          Six interactive tools for charting BMI,
provide your patients with consistent      Among the modules that make
                                                                                          target heart rate, calorie burner, and
health information in any care setting.    up Micromedex Consumer Health
                                                                                          more, including MyCheckUps.
                                           Education is A.D.A.M. SmartEngageTM
                                                                                        ፚፚ Mobile Offerings of Consumer
In addition, the Consumer Health           Suite, which includes:
                                                                                          Healthcare Information:
Education solution provides valuable       ፚፚ Consumer Healthcare Information:
                                                                                          Including mHealth2Go, a native
tools to strengthen your institutional       Featuring The Multimedia
                                                                                          iPhone® and AndroidTM application
brand, including actionable consumer         Encyclopedia, which leverages
                                                                                          that includes the symptom navigator,
multimedia content, customizable text        animations, videos, and illustrations
                                                                                          multimedia encyclopedia, and GPS-
inside the health information content,       to complement thousands of articles
                                                                                          enabled local care settings that let
and tools to promote your strategic          and links with answers to common
                                                                                          consumers find your hospital, local
service lines on the web.                    questions about diseases and
                                                                                          pharmacies, urgent care facilities,
                                             conditions, tests, injuries, treatment
                                                                                          and more.
                                             options, nutrition, and much more.

Become the community resource of
choice, with meaningful, accessible
healthcare information, available
only through your website.
ፚፚ Attract potential patients with
   health information they’re searching
   for online.
ፚፚ Inform with consistent content
   provided at every touchpoint.
ፚፚ Engage users with HD videos,
   interactive assessments, and
   3D avatars.
ፚፚ Connect people to your facility to
   make an appointment or find a class,
   a social media site, and information
   on your strategic service lines.                HELP YOUR

                                                   PATIENTS

                                                   HELP THEMSELVES
These summaries are clinically
Additional modules available in our
Consumer Health Education Solution          consistent with Micromedex drug
                                                                                            Consumer Health
include the A.D.A.M. SmartSite              information in the Micromedex                   Education gives
microsites, designed to increase            Medication Management product.
the visibility of your facilities' most     Important features include:                     consumers powerful
profitable services through personalized    ፚፚ Drug Interaction Checker for
pain assessment results, information           interactions with food, alcohol,
                                                                                            tools to answer
about treatment options, and                   tobacco, alternative medicines,
                                                                                            important health
customizable branding tools.                   and more.
                                            ፚፚ Consumer Lab Information with 500            questions and
Trusted Evidence-Based                         lab titles, including descriptions, result
Drug Information for Confident
                                               interpretations, risks, procedures, and      become active
Clinical Decisions
                                               necessary follow-up.
The Consumer Health Education solution
                                            ፚፚ Detailed Drug Information for the
                                                                                            participants in their
allows you to incorporate trusted
Micromedex drug information in your
                                               consumer medications and their               own care.
                                               proper use, including prescribed
portal or website, too. Specifically,
                                               and off-label uses for more than
you can provide a complete set of
                                               11,000 drugs.
concise drug summaries covering brand
                                            ፚፚ Drug Identification for visually
name and generic drugs that offer
                                               identifying unknown tablets and
straightforward information on usage,
                                               capsules by imprint, code, color,
indications, interaction precautions, and
                                               size, and shape. Ingredient,
side effects.
                                               manufacturer, and historical data
                                               of drugs also included.
Patient-Focused Tools for
Easier Understanding

Micromedex Patient Connect provides           Micromedex Patient Connect integrates
multiple ways of delivering patient           directly with other systems and content
information — from videos to simplified       resources in your hospital information
reading instructions — so you can reach       systems, such as electronic medical
patients through the method they are          records and patient-specific web portals.
most comfortable with. Information is         Regardless of your HIS architecture,
made specific to the patient’s medications,   from MEDITECH, EPIC, and McKesson
diagnosis, and lab results with context-      to Siemens Sorian, GE, and more —
specific links to more information.           our platform is interoperable and can
                                              be implemented quickly to provide
Additionally, Micromedex Patient              convenient, consistent access across
Connect solutions meet The Joint              your organization.
Commission Health Literacy standards
(5th to 8th grade reading level), in up to    This organization-wide patient
15 languages, so your tools can be made       education solution works hard for you
relevant to your market and population.       on your own terms. Plug it into where
                                              you need it within your workflow,
Evidence-Based Content Assures                wherever you need it and wherever
Your and Your Patient’s Confidence
                                              your patients will need to receive or
Micromedex Patient Connect pulls the
                                              retrieve it. The evidence-based clinical
highest quality evidence-based treatment
                                              information is a one-time investment
information directly from the same
                                              that can then be delivered in the format
trusted information hospitals have relied
                                              of your choice as your needs evolve.
on for 40 years — Micromedex.
                                              All Regulations Met and Documented
Delivered Through Your Existing
                                              Prove you’ve met regulation standards
System, Exactly the Way You Need it:
Get HIS Integrated Patient Education          through tracking and documentation in
and Consumer Engagement                       the patient’s record using Micromedex
Patient Connect solutions are easy to use,    Patient Education integration options.
with a familiar interface and information     Use electronic documentation to show that
at the click-of-the-button when you select    you’ve shared the required information
from a variety of HIS integration options.    with patients automatically whenever you
You can get immediate access to the           create and deliver materials.
patient-specific information you need
directly in the workflow — so you never
have to interrupt what you’re doing to
create, find, and share the information
you need.
Customized for Your Facility
Micromedex Patient Education allows
you to customize your patient education
and communications. Customizations
can be as easy as adding headers and
footers, logos, a website address, and
contact information, or can include
more in-depth changes emphasizing
treatments and protocols specific to
your facility. Micromedex Solutions also
include professional services to assist
with customization to ensure maximum
benefit for your facility.

Personalized, Comprehensive Support
With every Micromedex Solution, you
get support and training through our
Micromedex Total Support Solutions
— a suite of training and customer
support services delivered by a highly
trained, dedicated team that will help
you calibrate your solution to your
environment and staff to get the most
from your solution every day. Service
plans can include onsite and web-based
training, targeted-use statistics reports,
new release training, and 24/7 support.

Micromedex Total Support
Solutions Include*:
ፚፚ Clinical consulting
ፚፚ System and data mapping
ፚፚ Implementation
ፚፚ Training: documentation,
   web, in-service
ፚፚ 24/7 technical support

                                             RESPONSIVE
*Subject to availability by location
and content set and product type

                                             COMPREHENSIVE

                                             SUPPORT
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