# PatientEducation
This data model communicates provider-initiated assignments to your system so the patient can view or act on content within your app. You can notify the provider when a patient progresses or completes the assignments.
`PatientEducation` event types are usually triggered from the EHR system when the clinician creates or updates a patient’s educational plan. This is commonly used for inpatient settings to help prevent readmissions.
> **Patient education use cases**
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> Patient education can be used throughout the patient journey.
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> - Before an appointment: Patients may receive educational materials to prepare them for an upcoming appointment so they know what to expect during an outpatient visit.
> - During an inpatient stay: Patients may received educational assignments during free time of an inpatient stay to prepare them for maintaining health after discharge.
> - After an appointment: Patients may receive post-visit education to ensure care plan adherence, like correct medication use, diet, or physical activity.
> **EHR support for PatientEducation**
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> The `PatientEducation` data model is generally used when connecting to providers with a strong focus on patient education and an EHR system with robust interfacing capabilities. Typically, EHR systems make educational assignments available via PPR HL7v2-based messages or their own proprietary APIs.
This data model has event types that allow you to:
- receive a notification for new, updated, or deleted patient assignments.
## Events in PatientEducation
- [New](/api-reference/redox-data-model-api/datamodels/patient-education/patient-education-new)
- [Update](/api-reference/redox-data-model-api/datamodels/patient-education/patient-education-update)
- [Delete](/api-reference/redox-data-model-api/datamodels/patient-education/patient-education-delete)