As the health care industry's most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare's Imaging Services Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Patient and Family Education. MCN's policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Patient and Family Education:

	PURPOSE: To inform patients and their families of the tests performed in the Imaging Services Department. Education will allow patients to understand and more fully cooperate to ensure the best possible results. POLICY: Printed material will be available to all patients and their families who visit the Imaging Services Department. Booklets describing the various tests are located in the department. These booklets describe barium studies, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and MRI. Pamphlets describing breast self examination are given to all patients having mammographic studies. Consent forms...
Second excerpt:
	...all patients and their families who have studies in Imaging Services. Each technologist shall educate patients as necessary, for example: A patient having a barium enema will be informed as to the test procedure and what discomfort to expect A patient having an UGI can be informed of what information is obtained from the exam Patients having ultrasounds can be informed what structures are visualized using sound waves Technologists are encouraged to explain procedures whenever...