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Lowering Hospital Readmissions for At-Risk Patients

Posted on March 2, 2016September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

In order to help patients with low health literacy, hospitals have had to examine their practices and implement new strategies for improving their discharge processes and keeping patients out of the h... Read More

Videos Help Hospitals Reach Patients

Posted on June 16, 2015September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

A version of this article originally appeared at NucleusHealth.com. Imagine this scenario: a Spanish-speaking patient reads the instructions for his new prescription medication after being discharged ... Read More

Patient Education Videos Aid in the Management of Chronic Conditions

Posted on January 23, 2015September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

Management of a chronic condition is difficult. These life-long conditions (like diabetes or COPD) require a lot of effort on the part of the patient to track and maintain their health. That’s often... Read More

Bridging the Patient-Doctor Communication Gap

Posted on November 25, 2013September 23, 2016 by Nucleus

Medical interns are often less courteous than patients expect according to a paper published in a recent edition of the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Studies over time have shown that gaps in patient-... Read More