September 27, 2004 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone
Information Therapy Conference
PARK CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2004--The future of health care will be built around informed patients encouraged by their doctors to share in treatment decisions and to actively participate in their own care. That is the take-home message on the opening day at the third annual Information Therapy Conference in Park City, Utah. Information therapy (Ix) is the prescription of specific, evidence-based medical information to patients, caregivers, or consumers at just the right time to help them make a specific health decision or behavior change.
Nearly 200 conference attendees, who range from physicians to health plan executives, are hearing from speakers about the benefits of the informed patient and how leading organizations gain value by offering Ix(R) services. Each perspective points out how information prescriptions for patients are making a difference. Hospitals, clinics, and health plans all provide better service and care when consumers make better health decisions.
Article from: Business Wire
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