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 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Shared decision-making between doctors and patients may be ...

Engagement in healthcare is a key factor in determining health outcomes. People who actively participate in their healthcare tend to experience better health and live longer, while those who are ...

Shared decision-making sounds straightforward: a patient and their doctor putting their heads together to make an informed ...

This decision did not emerge from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which typically guides the CDC’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

In an era marked by unprecedented access to information, patients are increasingly more informed than ever before. This shift is transforming the dynamic between patients and healthcare professionals ...