When patients are finished viewing the program, the software not only quizzes them on the contents but also sends a report to the physician, assessing each patient's knowledge about the procedure. Dr. Cass said physicians will know how much their patients know about the procedure and how much needs to be explained. But the greatest role of the program, Dr. Cass noted, is to reassure worried patients. In one segment, viewers watch as a polyp is removed from a patient. They watch the image of the procedure being performed and the patient's face at the same time.
Viewers then listen to the patient describing the procedure.
That's really a reassuring thing for patients to hear. His patient handouts are hot off the modem By Edward Doyle When it comes to getting information for his patients, Benjamin Krevsky, FACP, looks to the nation's information superhighway. Dr. Krevsky, a gastroenterologist at Philadelphia's Temple University, uses a variety of computer-generated handouts to educate his patients. But when he needs patient information about cancer, he says nothing beats cyberspace. He likes the service because it has an extensive library of information for patients and physicians and is updated regularly.