Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Milner-Fenwick?
What kind of products do you offer?
Who uses Milner-Fenwick's products?
What are the benefits of using your products?
What is the difference between our product lines?
How can I view the videos before buying?
How are programs developed?
Can your products be personalized and/or customized and, if so, how?
Can your videos be used on my institution's TV system or website?
In what formats are your videos available?
Are your products warranted?
What if a program is updated?
Are your programs available in Spanish?
Are your programs available with closed-captions?
Do you distribute programs that are independently produced?
Who is Milner-Fenwick?
Milner-Fenwick, Inc. is a nationally-recognized producer and distributor of patient education videos. We have been serving the healthcare community for over 30 years. With an exclusive commitment to the healthcare market, we offer more videos targeted to specific medical conditions and procedures than any other publisher in our industry.
What kind of products do you offer?
Milner-Fenwick publishes one of the largest libraries of patient education covering many areas of health and medicine. Our library now includes four product lines: Over 200 In-Facility videos (many of them produced with leading medical associations); In-Home videos designed as giveaways for patients; nearly 500 HealthClips®, including the HealthClips® Rx Application; and Waiting Room DVDs. We offer products in a variety of digital formats, appropriate for use over On-Demand TV systems, websites, or other video delivery methods. In addition to video, we offer selected PowerPoint® units and print products.
Who uses Milner-Fenwick's products?
Our programs can be found in thousands of hospitals across the US as well as in HMOs, medical clinics, physician practices and health departments. While most of our customers are healthcare professionals who use videos in traditional settings, other clients include pharmaceutical companies, corporate medical departments, home health agencies, and health insurance companies. We provide health information resources to anyone with a need to communicate their health message in a visual way.
What are the benefits of using your products?
Our programs save health educators and clinicians time by answering basic questions about managing chronic conditions, recovery guidelines after surgery, medication and patient safety, acute conditions and symptoms, and much more. The programs also go a long way toward increasing patient understanding, compliance and satisfaction.
Our high quality patient education videos help support the goals of government agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and accrediting organizations like the Joint Commission for improved patient care. They offer healthcare providers a solution to reduce readmission rates, by empowering patients to take an active role in their own care and prevent infections, accidents, and complications. Many of our videos are designed especially for education at hospital discharge.
Because our programs enhance the patient experience they will help hospitals improve HCAHPS scores for patient satisfaction. When you use Milner-Fenwick videos throughout your facility and on your website, patients will know that you care about them before, during, and after their visit.
What is the difference between our product lines?
In-Facility Videos:
Our in-facility video programs average 15-20 minutes in length and are designed to show to patients during their healthcare visit or hospital stay. They can be used in outpatient classes, over the hospital TV system, and other viewing environments. Many of them are also appropriate for use on a healthcare website.
In-Home Videos:
Our home videos are designed to give to the patient at the time of discharge. Recognizing that patients are often discharged very quickly from their hospital stay, the home videos were created to provide a much more in-depth educational experience. They are typically 1-2 hours in length and chapter coded so that patients or their family can quickly locate topics of interest. Home videos are sold in bulk and typically priced under $10 each.
Videos purchased in bulk for "In-Home" use are not licensed for use within a public institution unless specified in writing. No public performance rights are provided.
Customize them by simply adding your facility’s name and logo to the packaging or we create a completely unique product for you. Let us know your needs.
HealthClips®:
Our newest line of videos now includes nearly 500 videos, averaging 3 minutes in length. They are especially developed for healthcare websites, video on-demand TV systems, and other interactive learning environments. These short “building block” videos let you create menus of topics. Viewers can access the specific information they want to see. Each video focuses on a single health topic, like condition-specific symptoms, for example or tips for quitting smoking.
Our HealthClips® Rx app allows healthcare providers to prescribe patient education. It’s integrates with EMRs and gives healthcare providers feedback about what patients watched.
Waiting Room DVDs:
Each waiting room DVD contains nearly 2 hours of HealthClips® videos interspersed with health tips and facts. They play continuously and automatically repeat, so they require no staff attention. We can create custom presentations for your facility. We’ve had many customers use our video presentations and add their own screens for health tips and facts.
How can I view the videos before buying?
Most Milner-Fenwick videos are available on this website. If you need assistance in registering to view our videos, please call (800) 432-8433. We can also send you DVDs for a free 15-day preview. We want you to be happy with your purchase and encourage you to try the programs with your patients and share them with other staff members before purchasing them. Your only obligation is to return any DVDs postage paid via an insured carrier.
Our HealthClips® videos can we viewed online as well. For a password to view HealthClips® please call (800) 432-8433.
How are programs developed?
Milner-Fenwick uses its 30 years of expertise in patient education video production to produce high quality, authoritative programs that you can count on. Each video is developed with leading medical experts and pre-tested and peer-reviewed before release.
Can your products be personalized and/or customized and, if so, how?
All of our programs can be customized in a variety of ways. Some of the options include: personalized introductions; insertion of custom footage specific to your facility; and custom packaging. With minimal cost, we can make our productions look like they were produced by your organization. Talk with your sales representative with your ideas and for a quote on this type of work. More information about Customization and Personalization.
Can your videos be used on my institution's TV system or website?
Yes. Our videos are available to use on your institution's broadcast or video on-demand TV system and/or web site. There is an additional charge (see broadcast licensing fees for TV system detailed on this web site). Please contact your account representative who will be happy to give you a price quote and send you a licensing agreement for your unique needs. It may be less expensive than you think.
In what formats are your videos available?
Our videos are available in DVD and a variety of digital formats, like MPEG2, MPEG4, or flash, depending on how you are going to use them. Please let us know what format you require and inquire about pricing.
Are your products warranted?
Yes. All DVDs, and CD-ROMs carry a one-year unconditional warranty against defects and workmanship. They will be replaced free of charge within the first year. After that time, defective products will be replaced at a discounted price. (DVDs and CD-ROMs scratched by the user of the product or torn videotapes are not considered defects in the product or defects in workmanship.)
What if a program is updated?
You are entitled to a free exchange if an in-facility video program is updated within one year of purchase. After the first year, there is a liberal discount based on a yearly sliding scale for updated programs. Please call about other types of products.
Are your programs available in Spanish?
Many of our programs are available dubbed in the Spanish language. Most have graphics translated into Spanish as well. Check our catalog listings for more details on which programs have been translated.
Are your programs available with closed-captions?
Many of programs have been closed-captioned for the hearing impaired community. Check our catalog listings for more details on which programs have been closed-captioned.
Do you distribute programs that are independently produced?
Yes. We distribute a number of high quality programs produced by independent producers and medical organizations that we feel are of value to the healthcare community. If you have produced your own patient education product or are considering one for development, please contact us for a marketing proposal.