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The psychology of good patient education: how language, visuals and storytelling promote understanding
Whether patient education is understood depends less on the amount of information than on how it is conveyed. Anxiety and technical language make information harder to understand and remember; relevant, personalised content, clear language, multilingual support, images and a narrative structure improve it. Being able to repeat content strengthens informed self-determination.
October 15, 2026 · 8 min read
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One video instead of two appointments – combined vs. separate patient education for anaesthesia and surgery
When a procedure requires both surgical and anaesthetic patient education, hospitals face an organisational question: are both combined in a single appointment or video, or do they remain two separate processes, each with its own signature? Both models are established in practice, and both can be justified clinically – the decision is not purely technical but concerns the allocation of responsibility between the specialties.
September 21, 2026 · 5 min read
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Why generic medical patient education videos are not enough
Generic patient education videos cover a type of procedure across the board and are therefore either too general or too long. Under § 630e BGB, however, patient information must be tailored to the procedure and the individual situation; too much irrelevant content also makes it harder to understand. Modular video sequences combine standardised building blocks with individual relevance. Videos complement the physician's discussion; they do not replace it.
March 7, 2026 · 8 min read
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Digital patient education in practice: greater legal certainty, less time pressure
Under § 630e BGB (Germany) and § 252 ABGB (Austria), patients must be informed individually, comprehensibly and in good time – standard texts alone are not sufficient. Individualised patient education videos convey the standard content in advance, so the physician's discussion can concentrate on individual risks and alternatives. The videos do not replace the personal discussion; they prepare it and make the informed consent process traceable.
December 16, 2025 · 6 min read
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How modern patient education with video solutions noticeably relieves everyday hospital practice
Paper-based patient education creates media discontinuities, duplicated effort and uncertainty among patients. Digital systems only solve this if they do more than digitise forms: video-based, individually compiled patient education improves comprehensibility, documents the process and relieves physicians, who can concentrate on individual questions in the discussion.
December 16, 2025 · 5 min read
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Individualised patient education videos at Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen (now hoch Health Ostschweiz) was looking for standardised patient education that frees up physicians' time. After a pilot project with individualised patient education videos from medudoc, the solution was adopted into routine operation and extended to further procedures. Over 92% of the physicians involved no longer want to do without video-assisted patient education; the hospital received the CSS Quality Crystal Award for it.
November 16, 2025 · 4 min read

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Articles on Patient education videos

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

Why generic medical patient education videos are not enough

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

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

Individualised patient education videos at Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen

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