Consumer Decision Aids Essential to Consumer-Directed Health Care Success; Healthwise Releases New White Paper.Business Editors & Health/Medical/Consumer Writers BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004 Consumer decision aids are essential to the success of consumer-directed health care (CDHC CDHC Consumer Driven Health Care CDHC Community Dental Health Certificate ), according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the new white paper published by Healthwise, Incorporated. "Consumer Decision Aids: Essential tools for consumer-directed health care success" details why informed decision making is critical in a CDHC environment, how decision aids help patients make health care decisions, and what the ultimate consumer decision aid is. "The benefits of consumer-directed health care may be strongly debated," said Donald W. Kemper, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Healthwise and coauthor co·au·thor or co-au·thor n. A collaborating or joint author. tr.v. co·au·thored, co·au·thor·ing, co·au·thors To be a collaborating or joint author of: "He and a colleague . . . of the paper. "Yet both proponents and critics agree that consumer-directed health care success depends on members making intelligent, well-informed, cost-effective health decisions. Prescribing consumer decision aids is imperative." Consumer decision aids are self-administered information tools that prepare people for making informed decisions about medical tests or treatments. Studies shows that consumer decision aids help people:(a) -- Develop more realistic expectations. -- Lessen decisional conflict. -- Be more active in decision making. The authors examine why prescribed decision aids, or information therapy, is the ultimate decision aid. Information therapy (Ix) is the prescription of specific, evidence-based medical information to patients, caregivers, or consumers at just the right time to help them make specific health decisions or behavior changes Behavior change refers to any transformation or modification of human behavior. Such changes can occur intentionally, through behavior modification, without intention, or change rapidly in situations of mental illness. . Use of decision aids, the authors contend, will become increasingly effective as health plans use predictive modeling to identify specific opportunities to support smart consumer decision making. To receive a complimentary copy of the new white paper, visit www.healthwise.org or call 1-800-706-9646. About Healthwise Healthwise, Incorporated, is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that has been helping people make better health decisions since 1975. Every year people make more than 56 million health care decisions with Healthwise English and Spanish handbooks and online content. For more information, visit www.healthwise.org and www.informationtherapy.org, or call 1-800-706-9646. (a) O'Connor AM et al. (2004). Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions (Cochrane Review) (Abstract). The Cochrane Library The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases in medicine and other healthcare specialties provided by the Cochrane Collaboration. At its core is a database of systematic reviews and meta-analyses which summarise and interpret the results of high-quality medical research. , Issue 1. Chichester, UK: John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
|
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion