title: The age wave: knowledgeable and demanding and very, very large.
abstract: Welcome to "Consumer-Centered Care." In this space we examine healthcare quality issues from the consumer's point of view. Our focus on quality highlights not only how consumers can find quality providers and quality information but also how patients can help their doctors provide the best treatments and avoid medical mistakes. We bring you news and views, ideas and opinions on what is right and what is wrong in consumer health. Any practice, procedure, or approach that does not meet the consumer's best interest is open to review.
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kemper
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mettler
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States