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Overview
Benefits for Patients
About Our Content
Programming Standards
Advertising Policy Standards
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| Overview |
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GE Healthcare provides The Patient Channel to help U.S. hospitals provide credible, accurate and up-to-date information to patients and their families, caregivers, and friends. The television programming is seen in patient rooms and waiting areas.
Programming on the channel covers a wide spectrum of topics including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer, asthma, smoking cessation, parenting, health/wellness, and other healthcare topics. The goal of the channel is to educate patients and their families and to increase their awareness of medical issues and treatment options. The educational content is meant to stimulate communication with healthcare providers, improve the ability to make informed decisions, and promote a sense of empowerment at the time when accurate information is most needed.
- Over 40 educational programs
- Broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Spanish and English closed captioning available on all programs
- Provides reliable and focused patient education content
- Topics cover health and wellness topics selected with input from patient educators in our hospital network
- All content is developed according to the standards set and maintained by an external advisory board
- A web site for staff and patients, family and friends with applicable information before, during and after hospital stays
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| Benefits for Patients |
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- Programs feature patient stories, physician explanations in easy-to-understand language, and messages of hope to improve patients’ understanding and recovery
- Reliable, accurate and easy to understand information complements other patient education efforts received from hospital staff
- Information is available in hospital rooms at the time patients are most interested in learning more about their medical condition
- Programs replay frequently to provide multiple opportunities for viewing
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| About Our Content |
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GE Healthcare creates high quality, original content with input from our member hospitals.
"All of Patient Channel programs are intended to provide the most current and accurate information on the topics covered. In that vein, we interview and consult with nationally known experts to guide the content. In addition, each of our programs is reviewed by our Programming Review Board. We rely heavily on nationally accepted guidelines. Rest assured that patients and their families who view our programs will be among the most well-informed people on the disease topic in question."
Dr. Bruce Dan, Medical Director of The Patient Channel
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| Programming Standards |
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- Our programming is intended to provide patient education, care management, and health and wellness information to our audience
- The content of our programming is accurate, valid, and current
- The content of our programming will be objective, independent, and free from influence
- All programming is reviewed before airing by medical authorities to assure that the information provided meets those standards
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| Advertising Policy Standards |
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- Commercial messages associated with our programming are intended to provide information and education to our audience
- All commercial messages are reviewed before airing to assure that the information provided is appropriate for the intended audience
- Commercial sponsors must demonstrate that those messages that come under the regulatory control of the Food and Drug Administration conform to FDA current standards and guidelines
- Commercial messages must also conform to appropriate standards of good taste
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