Monday 14 January 2013

Shared decision making to improve care and reduce costs

In a New England Journal of Medicine article, Emily Oshima Lee and Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel discuss the potential for shared decision making to improve the quality of care patients receive and potentially reduce costs. The authors suggest that a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be implemented fully to encourage the use of shared decision making. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Oshima LE, Emanuel EJ. Shared decision making to improve care and reduce costs. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jan 3;368(1):6-8. PMID: 23281971

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