What exactly is shared decision making and why is it important to know? As a starting point to understanding the new vaccine ...

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Shared decision-making enhances patients’ engagement in their care and can result in improved outcomes and reduced costs, according to a perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine. While ...

Credit: Getty Images Improving the quality of patients’ health care decisions is feasible with the right educational tools. Something about focusing on hitting a bouncy yellow tennis ball just right ...

On Jan. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dramatically reduced the number of recommended childhood ...

Shared decision-making in healthcare, in which patients and providers share information and jointly make decisions based on the individual needs of the patient, requires a significant investment, ...

Delivering high-quality care starts with understanding what matters most to each patient. Clinicians can’t choose treatments that match patients’ priorities and values until they engage with them. The ...

Shared decision making is a collaborative process that involves a person and their healthcare professional working together to reach a joint decision about care. It could be care the person needs ...

Nurses see themselves as playing a valuable role in the shared-decision making process. Nurses play an important and multifaceted role in shared decision-making, but their contributions aren’t always ...

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A novel point-of-care decision aid for patients with severe aortic stenosis not only can improve their knowledge and empower them in making choices about their care, but also seems to clarify the ...