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Partner Update

Do you need one of our free microsites? 

Many of our partners want to share selected Consumer Reports health resources 

with their members, employees or affiliates -- but don't have a place to host and 

display those materials. We offer them a handy solution, a "microsite" that we 

create and host, where we display just the materials that our partner wants to focus 

on. Then the partner promotes the microsite -- via email, newsletters, websites -- among 

their intended audience. We have set up microsites for some of our original 

Choosing Wisely communications partners, such as The Leapfrog Group and 

Union Plus, and for several of the ABIM Foundation grantees, such as statewide 

groups in Oregon, Minnesota and Michigan.

David Ansley, who creates and manages the microsites, says that partners appreciate 

the simple setup process, having a single destination for all these materials, and having 

someone else keeping the brochure lists up to dates.

contact us at [email protected] .

Campaign Update

Choosing Wisely Outreach Efforts  

Consumer Reports just launched a new Public Service Announcement for the 

Choosing Wisely campaign. The 30-second animated PSA models three questions 

that patients - or healthcare consumers - can ask their doctors to make sure they're 

getting the right care at the right time. These questions, abbreviated and modeled 

off of Choosing Wisely's popular poster called 

"5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before You Get Any Test, Treatment, or Procedure," 

encourage patients to ask:

1. What are the risks?
2. Are there other options?
3. What happens if I don't do anything?

There are 21 grantee organizations spread throughout the country working on 

implementing Choosing Wisely in their regions and networks. Each of them has 

a personalized and localized version of the PSA. Watch and listen closely, and 

perhaps you'll see it on TV or hear it on the radio where you live!   

 

Choosing Wisely PSA

In the News

Recent coverage of our work  

Below is a listing of select media outlets talking and writing about Choosing Wisely 

in the last several weeks. We'll continue to publish new selected links on a monthly basis. 

JAMA: Consumers Gaining Ground in Health Care

The Today Show: John Santa

Minnesota Star Tribune: 11 Tests and Procedures You Don't Want

NPR: Some Health Screenings May Harm More Than Help

NY Times: Doctors' Bad Habits

NPR:  What to Avoid at the Orthopedist's Office

NY Times:  Controversy Over Statins for Older Patients

Forbes:  ACEP's Campaign To Reduce Unnecessary Testing in the Emergency Department

Support Our Work

Consumer Education and Outreach

Since 2012 Consumer Reports has invested in the development and distribution 

of FREE educational materials to support the Choosing Wisely® campaign. Through 

our efforts, we've built a network of partners to communicate with consumers about 

appropriate use of medical tests, treatments and procedures and educate them on 

the need for better communication with their doctors. In less than a year, we collaborated 

with more than nine medical specialty societies to publish dozens of consumer pamphlets 

and videos, in English and Spanish to spread the message. These communication activities 

had the potential to reach tens of millions of consumers.

In February 2013, the number of medical specialty societies taking part in the 

Choosing Wisely campaign expanded from nine to over 25. Now, Consumer Reports 

is seeking help to sustain, improve and grow our communications efforts through at 

least March 2015 and introduce new and more innovative approaches to our existing 

consumer communications efforts.

Consumer Reports is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization. We do not accept 

advertising or corporate support of any kind. By making a tax-deductible donation in 

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