Patient Education Reference Center™

Patient Education Reference Center™ (PERC) features a comprehensive collection of current, evidence-based patient education information for clinicians to print and distribute right at the point-of-care. The handouts provided by PERC are easy to read, include illustrations, and are structured to enhance patient knowledge and understanding of material.

PERC also provides the following benefits:

• More than 12,000 individual patient handouts
• Material is written at a 3rd - 7th grade reading level
• Easy integration with any EMR system for direct access from patient records
• All content is reviewed and updated on a regular basis through a rigorous systematic surveillance of available literature & editorial processes
• Content is available in both English and Spanish
• Sophisticated customized printing feature allows clinicians to personalize handouts for individual patients according to their specific needs
• Handouts can be branded with an organization's name and logo

In addition, institutions that also subscribe to Nursing Reference Center™ (NRC) can access PERC’s 12,000 individual patient handouts directly via the NRC interface

Handout topics include:

• Over 4,000 common and chronic diseases and conditions
• More than 750 specific procedures and lab tests
• Over 2,800 lifestyle and wellness topics
• More than 1,500 unique drugs (over 8,000 brand and generic names)
• Discharge and home care information for more than 800 related topics