Health Toolkits: Empowering Consumers Through Education
Tremendous technological development, expanding markets and enhanced information access are driving forces behind demands to engage consumers as informed decision-makers in their own healthcare. Health toolkits are part of an evolving trend to minimize confusion, improve efficiency and understanding, optimize resources and provide consumers the tools to make educated choices regarding their own treatment. “Consumer Health Toolkits: Providing the Right Tools at the Right Time to Empower Consumers,” a June 14, 2005 audio conference on CD-ROM sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN), discusses how healthcare organizations use toolkits to help consumers take charge of their health. During this 90-minute audio conference on CD-ROM, industry leaders examine the available types of health toolkits and how these promote consumer empowerment and reduce health risks. For more information, please visit the HIN bookstore.
Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) June 21, 2005
Tremendous technological development, expanding markets and enhanced information access are driving forces behind demands to engage consumers as informed decision-makers in their own healthcare. Health toolkits are part of an evolving trend to minimize confusion, improve efficiency and understanding, optimize resources and provide consumers the tools to make educated choices regarding their own treatment.
“Consumer Health Toolkits: Providing the Right Tools at the Right Time to Empower Consumers,” a June 14, 2005 audio conference on CD-ROM sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network (HIN), discusses how healthcare organizations use toolkits to help consumers take charge of their health. During this 90-minute audio conference on CD-ROM, industry leaders examine the available types of health toolkits and how these promote consumer empowerment and reduce health risks. For more information, please visit the HIN bookstore.
“Controllable healthcare risks drive 25 percent to 45 percent of costs for a typical employer,” said conference panelist Tracy Mungeam, managing consultant, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs. “Consumer health toolkits are critical to successfully driving behavior change.”
Online chat forums, targeted communication, e-health visits and online access to top-quality health resources invite consumers to tap into a wealth of educational material intended for their benefit. Health toolkits encourage consumer advocacy through interactive approaches. By teaching self-awareness and skills to reliably assess personal health, toolkits promote responsible treatment decisions and reduce superfluous healthcare consumption.
“Effectively facilitating and implementing behavior change is difficult,” said Ms. Mungeam. “Encouraging desired behaviors requires a multidimensional approach including incentives and rewards and empowering participants by providing access to health information and tools.”
Ms. Mungeam was joined at the conference by Erin Lenox, associate, Hilb Rogal & Hobbs and John Mills, product development director, HIP Health Plans. Together, these speakers offer comprehensive insight into the details of consumer health toolkits, including:
Using consumer health toolkits to empower healthcare consumers; Reviewing components of health toolkits; Creating personalized approaches to toolkits; Driving adoption of toolkits; and Evaluating return on investment.
This 90-minute audio conference on CD-ROM benefits key healthcare executives, care management nurses and coordinators, wellness professionals, disease management directors and those responsible for business development and consumer relations.
Also included are detailed outlines of the panelistsÂ’ presentations and a live question-and-answer session in which participants address personal concerns and benefit from the speakersÂ’ expert advice on the CD-ROM, and a printed transcript. For more details on related products and upcoming audio conferences, visit the HIN bookstore.
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