shared decision-making

Dec 04 2017

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A study in the Annals of Family Medicine examines changes in the use of shared decision-making.

Mar 17 2017

Shared Decision-Making and Patient Satisfaction

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A study of surgery patients indicates that being involved in decision-making raises patient satisfaction scores.

Jun 01 2016

Quality and Price

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A survey reported in Health Affairs finds that most Americans don't see the relationship between quality and price in health care.

Oct 28 2013

A viewpoint in the Journal of the American Medical Association reflects on how valuable shared decision-making can be in reducing medical spending, in light of limited research support for the notion and a limited understanding of how patients express preferences and whether patients really are inclined to choose less intensive treatments. Shared decision-making may be the right thing to do, but may not save money.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1752761

Mar 13 2013

Patient Engagement and Decision-Making

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Several studies in Health Affairs focus on consumer decision-making in health care and how to "improve" that decision-making, which often seems to mean how to get the patient to agree…

Sep 05 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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When doctors suggest that their hip and knee replacement candidate patients view decision tools before they undergo surgery, 38% fewer people went ahead with the knee procedure and 26% fewer agreed to undergo hip replacement.

Oct 10 2011

A new paper discusses the state of shared decision-making, illuminating progress and barriers to use by patients and providers. This approach results in higher-quality care, because it is consistent with…