In Depth: Smarter, Safer Patients

Get Safe, Effective Care for a Fair Price You may not realize it, but you play a role in getting care that is effective, safe and fairly priced. Here is our advice for being a smart consumer when dealing with doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and insurers. Contents of This Section Talking With Doctors About What You Need Surviving…

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North Carolina Choosing Wisely

Welcome Many experts agree that the current way health care is delivered in the United States contains too much waste - with some stating that as much as 30 percent of care delivered is duplicative or unnecessary and may not improve people’s health. It is urgent that health care providers and patients work together and…

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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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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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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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The Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Campaign

Start the Conversation Welcome For Patients For Employers For Providers Welcome! Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, a nonprofit independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association serving a 31 county area in Upstate New York, has been licensed by Consumer Reports to help educate patients, employers and providers across upstate New York about the importance of…

ByChristine AustinJune 24, 20230Comments