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It’s essential that you and your family become informed consumers of health care to help ensure you receive the best care. Research shows that patients who have a good relationship with their health care providers receive better care and are happier with their care.
Consumer Reports has developed the information and resources here to help…
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Antibiotics: Do They Help or Do They Harm?
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives. But now we're using them when we don't need them, like for coughs and sore throats. If we keep using them for the wrong reasons, eventually they won't work when we really do need them -- like to fight off…
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When You Do, and Don't, Need Pre-Op Tests
Doctors often order medical tests for patients before surgery. These are called pre-operative or “pre-op” tests. They include chest X-rays, blood and urine samples, and heart and lung tests.
These tests can be helpful if you are having serious surgery. But often, pre-op tests are not necessary.…
Welcome to the Union Plus collaboration with Consumer Reports
Union Plus is brought to you by Union Privilege, established by the AFL-CIO in 1986 to deliver Union Plus consumer benefit programs uniquely designed for working families. Union Plus uses the collective buying power of more than 13 million union members to offer over 40 discounts and…
Recent Additions to Consumer Health Choices
We’re always expanding our campaigns. Here are the latest updates to our catalog.
As of June 30, 2022
From the Choosing Wisely campaign
Treating Heartburn and GERD (AGA)
Spanish
Colonoscopy (AGA)
Spanish
Taking Medicines Safely (ASHP)
Plain English
Spanish
Managing Side Effects of Cancer and its Treatments (AAN)
Spanish
As of April 10, 2022
From the Choosing Wisely campaign
Diabetes Tests and Treatments
Plain English
Do…
NSAIDs
Campaign Series: Best Buy Drugs
Medical Category: Drugs
Article Type: Price Guide
Language: English, Spanish
Format: PDF, Video
Most recent update: 08/09/2022
The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequently used medicines to treat osteoarthritis and mild to moderate pain. They cost from about $4 to more than $300 a month.
Files to download
The file: NSAIDs →
Spanish:…
Welcome to the Choosing Wisely Implementation Guide
Here's all you need to know to launch your own consumer-facing Choosing Wisely campaign.
Whether you're talking with your neighbors, co-workers, patients, employees or customers, we have distilled the lessons, learned by others, into a series of easy steps.
Contents of this guide
↓ Starting a campaign
Begin with the…
In Depth
We have brought together reports from Consumer Reports magazine, Choosing Wisely brochures, our video portfolio and other resources to provide a thorough review of each topic.
Each of these topical collections is focused on an issue of particular importance to healthcare consumers.
As with other items offered on this site, these materials are free for…
Asking Better Questions Leads to Smarter Healthcare Choices
Index
Focus
Choosing Wisely Health Guides
En Español
Choosing Wisely Video Collection
Related Consumer Information
Welcome
Choosing Wisely is a national campaign to help you and your doctors have important conversations about your healthcare and the pros and cons of too much care — or too little care.
Consumer Reports…
Welcome
Connecticut Choosing Wisely Collaborative (CCWC) is a diverse multi-stakeholder group that is committed to the widespread adoption of Choosing Wisely in Connecticut.
The Choosing Wisely campaign is a national initiative sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation and Consumer Reports. Choosing Wisely promotes informed patient-provider communication to improve health care practice and…