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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.

If Patient Education Reference Center is of interest, the following items may be of interest as well:

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
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