Credential Presentation ePortfolios

An Experiential Learning Management System (ELMS) supporting the needs and processes of externship departments, corporate partners, and students in the field

Improve patient satisfaction and impact clinical outcomes by building trust, decreasing patient anxiety, and improving patient adherence. MedCred / MyCred Portfolios are electronic credential and achievement presentation portfolios designed to store and present an individual's educational, professional, and experiential accomplishments.

Build TRUST and STRENGTHEN your patient-practitioner relationships! MyCred Portfolios are online credential and achievement presentation portfolios designed to store and present a healthcare practitioner's educational, professional, and experiential accomplishments. MyCred Portfolios serve to educate, influence, and inspire your patients, leading to stronger patient-practitioner relationships and positive outcomes.

Healthcare outcomes on an outpatient basis are influenced by patient adherence. The likelihood of adherence is dictated by the nature of the patient--practitioner relationship. Factors such as trust and strength of relationship are primary gauges of the relationship and thus, predictors of adherence. Further, non-adherence has been linked to increased healthcare costs. These concepts have been extensively described in clinical studies. It is the object of this study, then, to evaluate the correlation between patient-practitioner relationship and adherence and subsequently how that impacts various healthcare costs.

Leslie R Martin, Summer L Williams, Kelly B Haskard, and M Robin DiMatteo: Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2005 September; 1(3): 189-199. Published online 2005 September

John D. Piette, PhD; Michele Heisler, MD, MPA; Sarah Krein, PhD, RN; Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH; Arch Intern Med. Vol 165, Aug 2005 American Medical Association