Health consumerism

Health consumerism

Health consumerism is a movement which advocates patients’ involvement in their own health care decisions. It is a movement from the “doctor says/patient does” model to a partnership model. Health consumerism tries to encourage health information empowerment and the transfer of knowledge so that patients can be informed and thus more involved in the decision-making process. It also attempts to promote public understanding of basic organ function, the processes of chronic disease, and the beginnings of how to best prevent these diseases. [ [http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/24/6/1478 Managed Consumerism In Health Care - Robinson 24 (6): 1478 - Health Affairs ] ]

ee also

*Consumerism
*Health tourism
*Health economics

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