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Shifting power: is the consumer next?

L N Newcomer1

  • 1Lnewcomer@vivius.com

Physician Executive
|February 24, 2001
PubMed
Summary
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Consumers are shifting healthcare demands, seeking greater control and transparency. Innovative models empower patients, moving towards personalized health plans and away from traditional medical necessity. This signals a future of patient-driven healthcare.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Consumer Health Informatics
  • Healthcare Economics

Background:

  • Traditional healthcare models often lack consumer control and transparency.
  • Consumers increasingly expect service levels comparable to other economic sectors.
  • Emerging companies are innovating healthcare purchasing methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the benefits of personalized healthcare systems.
  • To analyze the shift towards consumer-driven healthcare models.
  • To discuss the potential decline of the 'medical necessity' concept.

Main Methods:

  • Categorization of innovative healthcare purchasing models into four groups: 'Charles Schwab' clones, spot markets, 'make me a doctor,' and personalized healthcare systems.
  • Analysis of physician accountability in new healthcare models.

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  • Discussion of future consumer demands for customized health plans.

    • Main Results:

    • New models increase consumer control and accountability in healthcare purchasing.
    • Physicians are becoming directly accountable to patients.
    • Personalized healthcare systems offer significant benefits to consumers.

    Conclusions:

    • The healthcare landscape is evolving towards greater consumer empowerment.
    • Personalized healthcare systems represent a key innovation in this shift.
    • The traditional concept of 'medical necessity' may become obsolete as consumers gain more control.