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\nA mother\u2019s intuition is powerful, particularly when it comes to doctoring kids. Moms know the difference between a look that means, \u201cI\u2019m tired,\u201d and one that means, \u201cGet out of the way! I\u2019m going to throw up!\u201d Moms make judgments about what medicine to give, when to keep kids home from school, and when it\u2019s time to make a trip to the doctor\u2019s office. <\/p>\n
\nThe degree of influence American mothers and parents have over the health care of their families has changed dramatically over time. Early in our country\u2019s founding, parents and extended families played the role of physician because doctors were simply hard to reach. The 20th century brought about a health care consumer model that still largely exists today, where patients essentially select from a menu of treatment services. Many experts say that this approach has resulted in a complicated system by which Americans are now \u201cproducers\u201d of diseases that providers treat \u2014 a scenario that has become overwhelming in terms of cost and need. Private and public entities alike are looking for solutions. <\/p>\n
\nOne such solution is developing patient-provider partnerships, which reward a patient\u2019s increased total wellness and decreased \u201cuse of the system.\u201d Advocates of these partnerships ask that people shift their thinking and behaviors to self-reliance, thereby using the \u201csystem\u201d less. <\/p>\n
\nThis proposition offers a unique juxtaposition of a very traditional medical model and a very modern data model. We have thousands upon thousands of wellness-driven websites, condition-specific sites, social networking communities, and mobile applications designed to do anything from tracking the number of steps we take to finding the nearest organic food market. If we adopt the \u201cheal thyself\u201d model of the American pioneers, we\u2019ll have many modern bytes of support along the way. <\/p>\n
\nHealth care providers must do all they can to forge partnerships with \u201cDr. Mom.\u201d This will require a shift in the current methods of treatment, an effort to collect additional resources, and an investment in the digital communications that support collaboration. A mother\u2019s intuition is powerful, but a mom will truly embrace tools that deliver facts and instruction within this new era of health care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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