Read more about shared decision-making and informed choice, including how to assess and improve the quality of both, as well as what tools are available to make adoption and assessment of them easier.

Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries had better annual lung cancer screening adherence rates if they underwent a shared ...

Source: Long M. How I do it: My top 10 tips for having quality shared decision-making discussions with IBD patients about the benefits and risks of medications. Presented at: Crohn’s & Colitis ...

Throughout 2017, CMS plans to partner with up to seven Decision Support Organizations (DSOs) to provide direct decision support to 700,000 beneficiaries annually.

Shared decision-making between patients and healthcare providers is essential for optimal SMA treatment outcomes and quality of life. Early treatment initiation is crucial for infants, while older ...

References: Elwyn G, Frosch D, Thomson R, et al. Shared decision making: A model for clinical practice. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1361-1367.

Surely if women had been involved, they would have opted for something a bit more comfortable. In practice, though, shared decision making can be a source of frustration and confusion, for both sides.

Barton: With shared decision-making, it's important to describe and explain the pros and cons of both options to the person in front of you, and then really elicit from them what are their values ...

Across 65 cardiovascular guidelines with nearly 7500 specific recommendations published 2012-2022, only 170 recommendations directly incorporated shared decision-making.