Mary Joe walks into your offices with a myriad of problems that all stem from her morbid obesity. Fed up with it all, Mary Joe has had enough and seeks good advice, treatment, and direction from you. Mary Joe sincerely wants to get more information on her condition, the obesity epidemic and weight management.
Old Paradigm: Clinical treatment options aside, Doc/Nurse/Secretary finds the pamphlet(s) or internet print outs dedicated to this and hands them over. If the clinical team is lucky, patient reads them and files them away in a place never to return to the patient consciousness. Fail.
Information is abound on the web. It’s a good place to send Mary Joe. After all, if you Google the word, “obesity,” an astounding 26 million articles pops up in .25 seconds. It’s all there for the patient to sift through: the good; the bad; & the ugly. Unfortunately, for the majority of us, the common denominator to filter the vast amount of information becomes the responsibility of the clinician.
Moreover, with 40 patients on the books today (many with similar requests), labs that need to be reviewed, and a "quick" late afternoon set of rounds at the local hospital, the question becomes how do I set up an efficient system to get the latest up-to-date information to Mary Joe and to the rest of my patient population for their given ailments?
The answer: sound digital information resourcing and broadcasting. Click here for part 2.
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