Recent News: Patient EDU and CRH Consulting Launch Partnership to Enhance Patient Education in Hospitals Nationwide

EAST LONGMEADOW, MA--November 24, 2008. Patient EDU, the sister company of interactive multimedia firm Veritech Corporation, has announced a new partnership with CRH Consulting of Wilbraham, Mass., an IT Project Management, Business Analysis, Implementation and Integration Services consulting firm specializing in various healthcare systems including MEDITECH, Siemens, McKesson, QuadraMed, Cerner, and GE.

CRH will both service and install Patient EDU’s video-based, interactive patient education programs in a number of specified hospitals nationwide. Dave Merck, head of software development with Patient EDU, said this relationship expands the firm’s service capabilities by aligning the company with a leading healthcare information services company, in turn allowing Patient EDU to grow.

"We’ve found ourselves in a position where we’re growing very fast, and therefore, we want to capitalize on the resources in our area that can help us continue that growth and the development of new products," said Merck, noting further that the partnership with CRH will extend the benefits of the Patient EDU product line to a greater number of patients and healthcare professionals, thus increasing efficiency and reducing risk. CRH will also ensure that the program is communicating effectively with a hospital’s existing electronic medical records (EMR) software.

Patient EDU’s educational programs are interactive tutorials that include live action, 3D imagery, and question-and-answer sections. When a patient responds to a question, the answers are recorded in the patient’s electronic medical record.

Nurses ‘prescribe’ the educational materials to patients who have been admitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons, offering important information about their condition, surgery, and recovery. The presentations are customizable to each patient, in that different clips can be combined to create a program that appears seamless to the patient, but addresses specific concerns.

"For example, a patient who has been admitted with cardiac issues who also has a pre-existing condition such as diabetes can receive important information tailored for that set of concerns," said Merck.

The program also includes a back-end, administrative component that allows hospitals to track the education patients are given.

About Patient EDU
Patient EDU is a leading developer and marketer of patient education software programs for healthcare providers. Patient EDU's products aim to enhance patient/provider communication throughout the continuum of care. For more information on Patient EDU, visit www.patientedu.com.

About Veritech Corporation
Veritech Corporation is an award-winning video and interactive multimedia production company, specializing in the design and production of videos, CDs, DVDs, high bandwidth programs for the Internet/Intranet, and Web sites that help companies train, sell, and communicate information about their products and services, and inform and educate attendees in museums, tradeshows, and learning centers. For more information on Veritech, visit www.veritechmedia.com.

About CRHConsulting, Inc.
CRH Consulting, Inc. has experienced technical and development resources, as well as expertise in utilizing technology to support both daily business functions and new strategic initiatives, particularly for the health care industry. For more information on CRH, visit www.crhconsult.com.

More info: http://www.patientedu.com/pdfs/CRH.pdf