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Chapter Fifteen Becoming an Informed Healthcare Consumer

Chapter Fifteen Becoming an Informed Healthcare Consumer. Family and friends Advertisement and commercials Labels/detailed directions. Testimonials Mass media Health practitioners On-line computer services. Acquiring Health Information. Health reference publications Reference libraries

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Chapter Fifteen Becoming an Informed Healthcare Consumer

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  1. Chapter FifteenBecoming an Informed Healthcare Consumer

  2. Family and friends Advertisement and commercials Labels/detailed directions Testimonials Mass media Health practitioners On-line computer services Acquiring Health Information

  3. Health reference publications Reference libraries Consumer advocacy groups Folklore Voluntary health agencies Government agencies Qualified health educators Acquiring Health Information (cont’d)

  4. Why People ConsultHealth Practitioners • Diagnosis of a health problem • Treatment of a health problem • Screening for potential problems • Consultation of a health concern • Prevention of disease process

  5. Physicians (M.D., D.O.) Chiropractic (D.C.) Acupuncture Reflexology Homeopathy Naturopathy Herbalism Ayurveda Types of Health Practitioners

  6. Dentists (D.D.S.) Psychologists (Ph.D., Ed.D.) Podiatrists (D.P.M.) Optometrists (O.D.) Opticians (technicians) Nurses (R.N., L.P.N.) Allied Health Care Professionals RestrictedHealthcare Providers

  7. Self Care • People are becoming more responsible of their own health • Benefits • decreased healthcare costs • effective for particular conditions • free physicians for other tasks • increased interest in health activities

  8. Self Care (cont’d) • Self care is an appropriate alternative in 3 areas: • acute condition • therapy • health promotion

  9. Health Care Facilities • 3 types of hospitals • Private • Public • Voluntary • Other facilities include: • Nursing homes • Rehabilitation centers • Private clinics/centers

  10. Health Insurance • HMO’s • Medicare • Medicaid

  11. Prescription vs. Over-the-Counter Drugs (OTC’s) • Prescription drugs require permission from a licensed physician • Active ingredient is greater than OTC • Price is higher than OTC

  12. Prescription vs. Over-the-Counter Drugs (OTC’s) (cont’d) • Both are sold as brand name and generic types • 2,500 prescription drugs are available vs. 300,000 OTC • Both are regulated by the FDA

  13. Advanced Medical Directives • Legal documents that express desires of the type of care to be provided in the case that you become incapacitated • Types • Living wills • Medical Power of Attorney for Health Care • Organ Donation cards/requests

  14. Health Care Quackery and Consumer Fraud • Prepare and do your homework regarding information • Comparison shop • Insist on formal contracts and dated receipts • Obtain written instructions/warranties • When complaining, put them in writing • Press for resolution of your complaints

  15. Chapter FifteenBecoming an Informed Healthcare Consumer

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