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But The Joint Commission missed the mark on humor: To inspire shy patients to ask doctors questions, The JC concocted a "superhero' character,"SpeakUp!" The patients felt ridiculed rather than inspired... Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, despite massive education and motivation campaigns, could not move the rate of doctors' handwashing above 80%. Finally, they had each doctor press a palm into a Petri dish. Photographs of the results were posted as screensavers on all computers. Handwashing compliance shot up to 100%... We provide proven patient education materials, instructions and tools found in every Care Kit for patients to manage their self-care.

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