"The Savvy Consumer Quiz"
1.) What causes more deaths than motor vehicle accidents, AIDS and breast cancer combined and is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Institute of Medicine?
A.) Lung cancer
B.) Errors in medicine
C.) Obesity and related health problems
D.) Lack of exercise
2.) What percentage of medicine is science-based ( meaning we know what works and doesn't work) according to Samuel Nussbaum, M.D. and Chief Medical Officer of Anthem, Inc. and David Eddy, M.D., the "father of evidence-based medicine?"
A.) 90-100%
B.) 80-90%
C.) 20-50%
D.) 70-80%
3.) Why is "transparency in medicine," as referenced by Dr. Paul Wallace of Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Group in a recent Businessweek article, critical for consumers to understand?
A.) It references being clear about what works and doesn't work, according to science available.
B.) It provides consumers with both the benefits and risks of a particular treatment or intervention.
C.) It provides consumers with options available and reasonable health outcomes to expect.
D.) All of the above.
4.) What is the most popular form of alternative and complementary medicine used by the American consumer, according to the statistics compiled by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health?
A.) Herbal therapies
B.) Vitamins
C.) Exercise
D.) Prayer
5.) What does the Dartmouth Atlas Project research conclude about geography and its relationship to health outcomes you may experience as a consumer?
A.) Healthcare is the same regardless of where you live in the United States.
B.) Healthcare is based on science, so it's comparable regardless of where you live in the United States.
C.) There may be some variation by state or region.
D.) Geography may determine the treatment you receive and the health outcomes you experience.
Answer Key
1.) b
2.) c
3.) d
4.) d
5.) d
If you scored less that 100%, you need to get the facts. You need to become a savvy healthcare consumer.
You need: "Alternative Medicine," the "Savvy Consumer's Guide to Healthcare," part of a "Health and Medical Issues Today" series,
which was released on December 20, 2006 by award-winning academic publisher, Greenwood Press.
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