Healthwise

Everything Healthwise does is in support of their mission to help people make better health decisions. The focus is on getting the right information and tools to the right person at the right time to help them do three things critical to the improvement of health care in America:1. To help individuals provide as much care for themselves as they can. This includes medical self-care and wellness activities along with navigating the health care system.(Continued on Schedule O)2. To help individuals ask for the care they need. We give the patient plain-language guidelines for when medications, treatments and tests are recommended for specific medical conditions.3. To help them say "no" to care that is not right for them. It is often up to the patient to determine when the risks of a treatment outweigh the benefits.People turn to Healthwise information to learn how to do more for themselves, ask for the care they need, and say "no" to the care they don't need. Our mission is achieved every time an individual uses our information and tools to make better health decisions.