2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102406
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Is great information good enough? Evidence from physicians as patients

Abstract: Stemming from the belief that the key barrier to achieving high-quality and low-cost health care is the deficiency of information and medical knowledge among patients, an enormous number of health policies are focused on patient education. In this paper, we attempt to place an upper bound on the improvements to health care quality that may emanate from such information campaigns. To do so, we compare the care received by a group of patients that should have the best possible information on health care service … Show more

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“…Most people now have free, continuous access to multiple health information resources, from television and other mass media to online search engines, electronic patient portals, and social media. More than half of Americans report hearing news about how to prevent serious diseases on at least a weekly basis, with elderly patients reporting even greater awareness 16 . Notions such as the cardiovascular health risks of saturated fats, tobacco use, or insufficient physical activity have now become part of our culture, and health conversations are ubiquitous.…”
Section: A Paradigm Shift From Education To Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Most people now have free, continuous access to multiple health information resources, from television and other mass media to online search engines, electronic patient portals, and social media. More than half of Americans report hearing news about how to prevent serious diseases on at least a weekly basis, with elderly patients reporting even greater awareness 16 . Notions such as the cardiovascular health risks of saturated fats, tobacco use, or insufficient physical activity have now become part of our culture, and health conversations are ubiquitous.…”
Section: A Paradigm Shift From Education To Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effectiveness of long‐term tobacco cessation interventions remains low even among patients who have had a myocardial infarction, as is adherence to other lifestyle recommendations and life‐saving medications 9,10 . Clinicians themselves, who have the highest level of education on health, do only slightly better in adherence to medical recommendations than do non‐clinicians 16 . These unsatisfying trends suggest that the traditional “clinician as educator” paradigm, although crucial, may fall short in attaining fully effective, sustained change in many patients.…”
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“…There is a widespread belief that the de ciency in health information and medical knowledge is the main barrier to achieving high-quality health outcomes, have been observed in many countries (Frakes, Gruber, & Jena, 2020). Health-related expertise knowledge is key for people to change the stages of behaviors: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and termination (Eibich & Goldzahl, 2020;Prochaska & Velicer, 1997).…”
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“… 17 For example, Johnson and Rehavi [ 50 ] report that physician mothers were less prone to caesarean sections than the non-physician. Frakes et al [ 51 ] find that physicians made only slightly better medical care choices than non-physician patients. …”
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