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Healthcare animation and patient education videos for clinics and health apps

A consultation is a lot to take in. A short animated video explains the condition, the procedure or the app in plain language, and patients can watch it again at home. Your clinical team approves the script before anything is drawn.

  • $300 to $1,200 for 60 seconds
  • From 7 days for 30 seconds
  • 1 to 4 revision rounds per stage

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Where it works

Where patients watch it

The same video can work in several moments of the patient journey.

Before a procedure

Patients see what will happen, how to prepare and what recovery looks like, so they arrive with fewer doubts.

On your website and in the waiting room

A short video answers the questions your front desk hears every day, in the same clear words every time.

Inside health apps and patient portals

Onboarding and how-to videos show patients how to use the app, log their data or book a visit.

Work

Health explainers we made

Personalized treatment reports for people with breast cancer. It opens with the patient's problem before it shows the product.

A 2 minute explainer about CBD.

A 52 second explainer for The Clean Living Community, an addiction recovery app.

The basics

What is a patient education video?

A patient education video explains a health topic to patients in plain language: a condition, a treatment, a procedure, a medication or a healthy habit. Clinics share them before and after appointments, on their website and inside their apps.

Animation works well for health topics because it can show what a camera cannot: what happens inside the body, how a medicine works or the steps of a procedure, without graphic footage. Common examples:

  • Explaining a diagnosis such as diabetes or high blood pressure
  • How to prepare for a procedure, a scan or a test
  • How to take a medication or use a device at home
  • Recovery and aftercare after surgery
  • Healthy habits: nutrition, sleep, exercise and stress
  • How to use a health app or a patient portal
Process

The four steps of patient education, and where video fits

Nurses and health educators usually describe patient education in four steps: assess what the patient knows and needs, plan the teaching, implement it, and evaluate whether the patient understood.

Video helps most in the third step. Every patient gets the same clear explanation, in their language, and can watch it again at home. Your team still assesses and evaluates: a short question after the video, or asking patients to explain it back in their own words, closes the loop.

What works

What makes a patient education video work

The best way to educate patients is the one they understand and remember. In a video that means:

  • Plain language: short sentences, everyday words and one idea per scene
  • One topic per video, ideally under three minutes
  • Pictures that show the body, the device or the steps, not only words
  • The questions patients ask, in the order they ask them
  • A version in each language your patients speak
  • A clear next step at the end: what to do and who to call
2D or 3D

2D or 3D medical animation?

Many searches for healthcare animation lead to 3D studios that render surgery and molecules in fine detail. That suits medical device makers and pharma training. For patients, 2D is often the better choice: it simplifies, it is calmer to watch, it costs less and it is easier to update when your protocol changes.

We are a 2D studio. Depending on the package, the illustration goes from clean and simple to detailed and premium.

Accuracy

Accuracy, approvals and privacy

We do not write medical advice. Your clinical team gives us the source material and approves the script, word for word, before any design starts. The storyboard and the illustrations go through the same approval, so what patients see matches what your doctors say.

We work from your educational material and never need patient data.

Pricing

Healthcare explainer packages

Premium

Premium

$600 · $1,200 · $1,800

For 30, 60 or 90 seconds, at $20 per second

Delivery
10 days
Revisions
4
  • Everything in Advanced
  • Voiceover in English, Spanish or other languages on request
  • Premium illustration and animation
  • Source files
  • 4 revision rounds per stage
RecommendedStandard

Advanced

$300 · $600 · $900

For 30, 60 or 90 seconds, at $10 per second

Delivery
7 days
Revisions
2
  • Everything in Clean
  • Voiceover in English, Spanish or other languages on request
  • Custom illustrations with more detail
  • Advanced animation
  • 2 revision rounds per stage
Basic

Clean

$150 · $300 · $450

For 30, 60 or 90 seconds, at $5 per second

Delivery
7 days
Revisions
1
  • Script, storyboard, illustration and animation
  • Voiceover in English, Spanish or other languages on request
  • Up to 2 characters
  • Clean backgrounds
  • 1 revision round per stage

How payment works

Pay 50% to start and the other 50% when your order is ready and you approve the preview, or pay in full today and save 10%. The final files without watermark are sent once it is paid in full.

Stage 1 guarantee: if, after your revision rounds, you do not approve the script and storyboard, we refund what you paid. Once you approve Stage 1, the deposit is no longer refundable.

Same packages, team and process as our explainer videos. Choose your exact length

Files

What you receive

A custom 2D animated video with your story, your brand and your call to action. These are the files you receive.

  • Final video as an HD MP4 for your website, YouTube, sales decks and social media
  • The approved script and storyboard, so your team can reuse the message
  • Source files on Premium
Reviews

What clients say

4.9 out of 5 from 1,776 reviews on our Fiverr Pro profile, where we have sold since 2015. These are recent five star reviews, copied word for word. Read all 1,776 reviews on Fiverr

iamreycolonUnited States ·
Yoel and his team did an amazing job. From hearing our vision to bringing it to reality he nailed it on first try. Would definitely recommend him for your video needs.
Explainer videos
sarmerkerUnited Kingdom ·
Really excellent quality work and a clear process. They understood exactly what we wanted from a very short brief and delivered quickly.
Explainer videos
mrendeiroNetherlands ·
Appreciate the thinking along process and the flexibility with what we already had material wise and what original ideas they had. Delivery was timely and maybe more importantly, frequent communication to keep things progressing. Highly recommended.
Explainer videosRepeat client
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Studio, freelancer or do it yourself

An honest look at price, time and risk before you choose who makes it.

OptionPriceTimeRisk
Arigato Studio$5 to $20 per second, from $150 for 30 secondsFrom 7 days for 30 secondsLow: you approve the script and the look before anything moves, with revision rounds at every stage
FreelancerVaries with experience. Compare portfolios and ask what is includedDepends on one person and their other clientsMedium: quality, deadlines and revisions all depend on one person
Online video makerA monthly subscription plus your own hoursDays to weeks of your time for script, scenes, voice and musicHigh: stock scenes other brands also use, and no one to tell you when the message is unclear

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FAQ

Patient education video questions

How much does a patient education video cost?

We price by length: $5, $10 or $20 per second depending on the package, with a 30 second minimum. A 2 minute patient education video costs $600 on Clean, $1,200 on Advanced and $2,400 on Premium, with the voiceover included.

How long should a patient education video be?

Most work best between 1 and 3 minutes, with one topic per video. Longer subjects, like a full recovery plan, are easier to follow as a short series.

Can you make the video in Spanish or other languages?

Yes. The voiceover is included in English, Spanish or other languages on request. A second language version of the same video is quoted together with your video.

Who checks the medical accuracy?

Your team does. We work from the material your clinicians provide, and they approve the script before anything is drawn, then the storyboard and the illustrations. We do not add medical claims of our own.

Do you make 3D medical animation?

No. We are a 2D animation studio. For patients and health apps, 2D keeps the message clear and the budget lower. If you need photorealistic surgery or molecules, a specialized 3D studio is the better fit.

How long does production take?

Delivery starts at 7 days for 30 seconds. Longer videos take more time, and each stage waits for your approval, so we plan your clinical reviews into the schedule before we start.

Guides

Guides before you order

Ready to explain it clearly to every patient?

Choose your package and length, pay half to start and send your educational material after checkout.

Have a question? Write to us · info@arigatostudio.com