Several developments in health care in recent years have focused attention on the patient's
role in his or her own health care. Patients are demanding greater participation in the …

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logo Thinking about how you make clinical decisions is the first step toward making better …

The use of patients' preferences enables physician and patient to share responsibility for
decision making. The use of preferences is especially appropriate when there is diagnostic …

How can physicians consider patient preferences in reaching medical decisions?
Physicians may intuitively agree about the importance of considering all significant aspects …

Background: Studies indicate that better patient compliance and higher patient satisfaction
result when agreement exists between the physician and the patient regarding the medical …

The importance of shared decision making in health care has been increasingly recognized
over the past several decades. Consensus has emerged that of the various types of …

I would like to share with you some observations on the past and some thoughts about the
future regarding “Patient-Centered Decision Making.” This term has many meanings …

Editorial The success of health care reform, specific health care plans, hospitals, and other
providers will be determined by their acceptability to patients, regardless of how well they …

Decisions made by clinicians are one of the most important factors controlling the cost and
quality of medical care. Medical decisions are the acts that convert information into action …

Patients must be involved in weighing risks and benefits when deciding on their care,
particularly when uncertainty exists regarding outcomes. This article in the Annals Clinical …