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Testimonials | Study Outcomes

It's good to stay out of the hospital!

Hear Mr. Miles R. of Illinois
tell how he beat heart failure
--three years out of the hospital
and counting!


See how Adelia P.,
of Corpus Christi, Texas,
brought her blood sugar
down to normal after three
years of being over 300!



"My father was staying home all the time because he couldn't figure out how to use his catheter. After he got the Careguide^® Kit, he understood, and then he was on the go! It was like he got his life back."

Carol A., RN, Detroit MI

"I got my Careguide^® Kit a week ago. I immediately read it all. I can see why people on bulletin boards praise it highly. My husband has kidney damage. He must try to follow a strict low sodium meal plan. The doctor handed us a little booklet. When I read it, however, it was written years ago and really wasn't very useful-nothing like yours!"

Darlene P., Great Falls MT

"I believe I am reasonably intelligent, but when it comes to directions for gadgets or equipment, that's another story. It was a surprise, then, to follow so easily the Careguide^® Step-by-Step. Thank you for directions that make sense to a motor moron."

June N., PhD (via email)

"Hospitals are fully equipped, but when you get home you are without those things and panic sets in. With the Careguide^® Kit, I have peace of mind. Such a help in getting over the rough days."

Florence G., Hagerstown MD

"I found the Asthma Careguide^® Kit very informative. The products work well."

Isaac P., Highland Park IL

"I couldn't believe how the Careguide^® Kit had all the products I needed-with instructions on how to stay out of the hospital, explanations I could understand. Thank you for making such a practical product."

Carol M., Cleveland OH

"I am overjoyed with the CareKit^®. It is just what I had been looking for."

Lee J., Aurora IL

"I just wanted to say thank you for this extremely thoughtful CareKit^®. The directions were clear and concise, and the supplies were very handy so my husband and I didn't have to run out to the store. It reallly made a difference in those crazy first weeks home from the hospital."

Orville M., Chicago IL

"From the time my mother came home from the hospital, we used the CareKit^®. It was invaluable."

Linda L., Charlotte SC

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What Doctors and Nurses say about Careguide^®

Hospitals and Health Plans across the country use Careguide^® Kits:

University of Pittsburgh AvMed of Florida BlueCross/BlueShield (Wellpoint/Anthem) InforMed Adminstrators Medical Management and Rehabilitation Services Provena St. Joseph Catholic Health Initiatives Addus Home Care

Kaiser Permanente California Greater Baltimore Medical Center University of Oklahoma East Tennesee Children's Hospital Rush Medical Center, Chicago Advocate Health Plans Omni Home Care and others...

"The first benefit [we nurses] notice about using Careguide^® is that the phones go dead. Patients understand what to do, so they don't call us back for repeat instructions."

Pat Sloman, RN
Department Administrator, Kaiser Permanente
Fontana, California

"Patients [who who get a Careguide^®] call me all the time just to say 'Thank you. This has made my life so much easier.'"

Amos Drummond RPH
Manager, Outpatient Pharmacy
Johns Hopkins Medical Center

"Careguide^® makes it quite simple for patients to begin their self care."

Fern Lentini
Vice President
American Medical Association

"I know of no other systematic program that brings about this much immediate improvement for the patients. Remarkably, it seems to do so while lowering the overall cost of care."

Francis A. Fullam
Patient Satisfaction Specialist
University of Chicago Hospitals

"When an open-heart surgery patient comes back, that's a loss for everybody. Careguide^® reduced the readmission rate by 38%."

Angela Martin, MS RN
Clinical Specialist, Heart Clinic
St. Joseph Medical Center, MD

"These kits save the patients time and the hassel of trying to find supplies, decreasing the number of phone calls the patient has to make to the doctor or nurse."

Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Education Newsletter
Spring 1999

"We like Careguide^®: everything is in one place, all patients get the same thing and we know they have everything they need."

Nancy Bevans, MSN RNCS CCRN
Clinical Specialist
Adventist Medical Center
Hinsdale, IL

"Careguide^® has a great impact on patients. They finally understand what to do."

Karen Chambers, RN CCM, CDMS
Director Health Services
VIVA Health Plan
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL

"Careguide^® is very patient-friendly, reducing costs and psychological trauma for patients."

William Dooley, MD
Surgery Department Chair
University of Oklahoma

"Careguide^® certainly realizes the importance of patient involvement. We hope you consider following this collaborative patient-centered approach."

Catherine Mullahy, RN BS CCRN CCM
President
Case Management Society of America
Editorial, Case Management Journal, July/August 2001

"The nurses are ecstatic! They no longer need to take time away from the patients to pull supplies to give to the patients. They also like the teaching tool."

Barbara Raskin, RN
Nursing Coordinator
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

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