The Patient Better Project Inc

Add a human element and Meaningful Learning into health management education.

TPBP Inc. markets itself as the only independent health management program that 1) offers human interaction to health management consumers and 2) is infused with Meaningful Learning. Many hospital in-house electronic systems are scrambling to achieve this, however, without the human element, it will is impossible to accomplish and add the key component of Meaningful Learning. To date, we are the only organization that offers a structure for health professionals to follow the American Medical Association’s (AMA) established “patient education in self-management” code sets. TPBP Inc structured itself as an organization comprised of humans able to assist providers to carry out health management education according to the AMA guidelines and through Meaningful Learning.

Detailed Explanation

Meaningful Learning (ML), a widely recognized learning process that embraces diversity of people on all learning levels to apply already learned knowledge and associate it to new. Among educators, it is understood that takes a lot of thought to integrate ML into curriculum. The amount of ML in which one can incorporate into instructions is the element that differentiates the good instructors from the bad. ML is a coveted practice because it’s the most reliable and proven method in which patients, family-members, and caregivers, with diverse backgrounds and industrial experience, can easily grasp and understand.

Today, health professionals are looking at their electronic medical record (EMR) system to somehow incorporate ML into their practice. However, without capability of thought, it is impossible for technology to combine ML to any computer-generated health management program. Meaningful Learning is TPBP’s key components 1) fused into our program and what uniquely identifies the quality of Patient Better from all other electronic health management systems. 2) we are an organization made up of humans trained to educate other people. Through these features, we have the potential to be the teaching tool of choice for trainers in patient education and reach an audience that will adapt and embrace the additional responsibilities of health advocacy.

Our plan is to market ourselves in a way that does not compete, but rather, complements the practice’s EMR system. We add additional value in the electronic office and to the busy educating clinician’s offering. Our marketing plan utilizes social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and online advertising, fundraisers, tradeshows, and more. Through staff and interns we will offer goods and services directly to health professionals. Our plan is to collect volunteers, donors, members, and corporate sponsors to execute this organization’s mission and teach other people how to “Patient Better”.

Our volunteers, donors, members, and corporate sponsors contribute their time and/or financial support to patients, family-members, and other caregivers who need additional guidance following Patient Better’s Primary Education Principles and executing The Patient Better Project’s mission.

Group A: The Participant Group consists of the volunteers who are trained under the leadership of the Patient Better Project’s director(s) and staff who know what work is required. Regular contributors and volunteers may also be assigned positions of authority if they have proved to be reliable and know what work the other contributors and volunteers must complete. The person in charge of contributors or volunteers reports back to the responsible director regarding the status of the work. They organize the teams and make sure the overall goals are reached before reporting back to the director(s) on progress.

(1) Volunteers (Professionals): Healthcare professionals who are formally trained and recognized by the state (medical assistants, nursing assistants, referral coordinators, schedulers, or other support staff involved in patient education) who contribute their time and insightful relative information aligned to the Patient Better Project’s mission. In turn, for their professional contribution and completion of training, the Patient Better Project will recognize these individuals as health management educators.

(2) Volunteers (Individuals): Enlistees of the Patient Better Project Inc. that have no formal training (other than the training that the Patient Better Project provides) to organize care records.

Group B: The Philanthropy Group consists of private people or representatives acting on behalf of an entity recognized by the Patient Better Project who give money or gifts to support the mission.

(1) Members: All persons enrolled in the Patient Better program are considered members of the Patient Better Project. All members will have contribution opportunities to become engaged in caregiving communities and collaborate in fundraising. This includes, but is not limited to, research programs and partnering with other nonprofits, organizations, and affiliates who are able to help extend the Patient Better Project’s mission.

(2) Donors: Donation proceeds made by private citizens or on behalf of public organizations will go to furthering the Patient Better Project’s mission, goals, and fundraising efforts. Donors may donate monthly, make a general one-time contribution, or direct a single contribution to any of the Patient Better Project’s fundraising efforts. No donors shall have advisory power.

(3) Corporate Sponsors/Partners: Companies that contribute to our corporate sponsorship program have employees who know how to manage their health. This works best for companies that have employees who travel, are caregivers themselves.