In Depth: Antibiotics

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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Recent Additions to Consumer Health Choices

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…

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Our Partners

Our Partners Our partners are organizations that have discussed methods of content development, assisted in dissemination strategies, or have set up distribution campaigns in coordination with Consumer Health Choices. AARP AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to…

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Choosing Wisely Implementation Guide

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…

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Rhode Island State Employee Health Plan

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…

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In-Depth: Screening Tests

Do You Need These Screening Tests? Screening tests are meant to detect diseases in people who have no symptoms. For instance, your healthcare provider might test you for early signs of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or osteoporosis. Screening tests help spot problems early, when they are easier to treat. Sometimes this can improve your…

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The Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians Choosing Wisely Campaign

The right care at the right time Welcome Choosing Wisely High Value Care Money Saving Guides About Welcome to COPC’s Choosing Wisely Page As a Patient Centered Medical Home, Central Ohio Primary Care practices are focused on the Triple Aim of improving population health, patient experience and decreasing the cost of care. More care does…

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