A study in the Annals of Family Medicine examines changes in the use of shared decision-making.
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A study of surgery patients indicates that being involved in decision-making raises patient satisfaction scores.
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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.
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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=1752761Several 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…
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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…
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.