Consumer input into health care: Time for a new active and comprehensive model of consumer involvement

A consumer involvement model for health technology assessment in Canada.

Similar to other health policy initiatives, there is a growing movement to involve consumers in decisions affecting their treatment options. Access to treatments can be impacted by decisions made during a health technology assessment (HTA), i.e., the rigorous assessment of medical interventions such as drugs, vaccines, devices, materials, medical and surgical procedures and systems. The purpose...

Consumer - Directed Health Care

DEBATE CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH CARE You won't hear many health experts claim that the American healthcare system is functioning perfectly in terms of core considerations such as cost, access, and quality. The question that arises with the advent of any new policy approach seeking to improve the system is obvious: Does the change represent a step forward or backward? of the University of Michig...

Debate Consumer - Directed Health Care

Designing a new marketing model for retailers of fast-moving consumer products (Case study: Retailers supported by Saman Bank)

Retailers are using new technologies to meet the ever-changing needs of consumers. The most important factor in determining the rapid consumption of products is their sales speed. Increasing the level of competition between retail units and expanding the range of customers' choice, has caused these units to pay special attention to customers who make instant purchases. In this regard, Saman Ban...

Consumer subjectivity and U.S. health care reform.

Health care consumerism is an important frame in U.S. health care policy, especially in recent media and policy discourse about federal health care reform. This article reports on qualitative fieldwork with health care users to find out how people interpret and make sense of the identity of "health care consumer." It proposes that while the term consumer is normally understood as a descriptive ...