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How hospitals organise preoperative patient intake digitally
Medical history, patient education and consent determine whether a procedure is well prepared. Here, physicians and hospital managers find background information, guideline references and proven practice from everyday preoperative care.
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From the practice of preoperative patient intake
Since 2020, medudoc has been working with hospitals on digital preoperative patient intake – from medical history to electronic consent. The articles bring together what has proven effective and answer the questions hospitals ask during rollout.
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With guidelines and studies
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Frailty and preoperative anaemia: why the pre-anaesthesia clinic should start earlier

Validated risk scores in premedication: RCRI, Duke Activity Status Index, Apfel score

Overview of providers of patient education solutions in the DACH region

Why the medical history is the blind spot in digitalising the surgical process

Digitalising patient education in everyday hospital practice, rethought

Why an electronic record alone is not enough: structured data instead of a collection of PDFs

Six factors that influence patient understanding in preoperative patient education

Digital patient education: how modern medical practices make “informed consent” legally sound and efficient

Smart medical history: how it differs from a digital questionnaire

Checking drug allergies and cross-allergies in the digital medical history

From medical history to patient education: how an end-to-end digital process gives physicians more time for the patients who really need it

The psychology of good patient education: how language, visuals and storytelling promote understanding

One video instead of two appointments – combined vs. separate patient education for anaesthesia and surgery

Avoiding duplicate diagnostics through a structured medical history – the cost factor for hospitals and health insurers

What does a pre-anaesthesia consultation really cost? A health economic calculation.

The consent sheet is not a form, but the result of a process

Mallampati classification and digital medical history: why airway assessment stays in the hospital

Preoperative admission process: where physician time is lost — and how that is changing

Why generic medical patient education videos are not enough

Digital patient education: an implementation guide for hospitals

Four success factors for introducing digital patient education in everyday hospital practice

Digital patient education in practice: greater legal certainty, less time pressure

Digital concepts of patient education in ophthalmology

How modern patient education with video solutions noticeably relieves everyday hospital practice

Why user-centred digitalisation in hospitals can finally work: a practical example from patient education
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