Elsevier and PDi to Deliver Evidence-based Patient Education Videos at Hospital Bedside

PHILADELPHIA, April 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Patients can Access Elsevier Interactive Patient Education Through PDi Television Systems in Hospitals and at Home Through Elsevier's Web Portal 

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that it is working with PDi Communication Systems, Inc, the largest U.S.-based manufacturer of interactive patient TV systems and mounts. The collaboration will enable the delivery of Elsevier's interactive patient engagement videos in hospitals and clinics via PDi patient-facing displays and reinforces the importance of educating patients at their homes.

"PDi is very much aligned with our objective to engage, educate and empower patients in both in-patient and out-patient settings," said Sonika Mathur, SVP Patient Engagement, Elsevier. "The information we provide patients is the same content and information accessed by their care providers but delivered in a patient-friendly format to positively impact health outcomes."

Elsevier Interactive Patient Education videos encompass hundreds of topics that cover various medical conditions and educate patients throughout their entire care journey. The videos are tailored to increase health literacy and utilize evidence-based editorial information that is consistent with current medical practices and guidelines. An example can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMpL2f7M_P4.

"Our relationship with Elsevier will help patients and their families become partners in their care and improve the personal patient experience, health outcomes and patient satisfaction," said Jim Mick, General Manager, PDi Communication Systems, Inc.

Mathur mentioned that Elsevier has developed close relationships with all major EMR vendors to closely integrate its education tools into the provider workflow. "Working with PDi enables us to integrate our experience in education and engagement more closely into the patient experience. These two aspects provide a major benefit for our customers."

About PDi 

Ohio-based PDi is the largest US-based manufacturer of interactive patient TV systems and mounts. PDi's engineered displays are compatible with leading Interactive Patient Software Systems to entertain, educate, and engage patients. PDi proudly brings together 35 years of hardware expertise with proven, software partner solutions for the exclusive PDi-STORE™, a cost-effective B:B solution to leverage PDi Patient Devices for Android™ with Apps to engage patients with education, entertainment, and Apps for improving patient-caregiver communications for a variety of healthcare facility types. Since 1980, our success is due to our commitment and ability to go the extra distance for our customers! Learn how to create patients as partners at http://www.pdiarm.com.

About Elsevier 

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, deliver better care, and sometimes make groundbreaking discoveries that advance the boundaries of knowledge and human progress. Elsevier provides web-based, digital solutions - among them ScienceDirect, Scopus, Elsevier Research Intelligence and ClinicalKey - and publishes over 2,500 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and more than 33,000 book titles, including a number of iconic reference works. Elsevier is part of RELX Group, a world-leading provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. http://www.elsevier.com.

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