Consumerism: Overview

Lok Wong; John F.P. Bridges

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00089-8

Consumerism: Overview

Lok Wong, John F.P. Bridges

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

Consumerism is a defining feature of the modern Western world, which has dramatically changed public health and medicine in recent years. In this overview, past and current trends of consumerism in health care are examined and how medicine is and will be practiced is explored. The rise of movements to protect consumer rights in health care has been followed by the growth of new financing models, such as managed care and market-based health care, both of which pose new challenges. Key characteristics of a consumerist system and patient-driven approach to health care are highlighted, including the potential impact of patient-enabling technologies.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	142-147
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128037089
ISBN (Print)	9780128036785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00089-8
State	Published - Oct 6 2016

Keywords

Advocacy
Choice
Consumerism
Direct-to-consumer advertising
Market economy
Participation
Patient empowerment
Patient-centered care

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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