Patients are often faced with difficult healthcare decisions, particularly when choosing treatment options for a medical condition. Historically, physicians made treatment decisions for patients.

It is important to empower patients to receive immunizations and address concerns amid changes to the CDC’s advisory ...

Credit: Getty Images Respect for the autonomy of patients does not mean leaving them to navigate health care decisions on their own. Shared decision-making enables physicians to serve as guides to ...

Eva Otter, president of Pulmonary Hypertension Association Europe, discusses the significance of shared decision-making for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Video Player is loading.

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This transcript has been edited for clarity. Liana Fraenkel, MD, MPH: Hello. My name is Liana Fraenkel, and I'm joined today by my good friend and colleague, Jennifer Barton, to discuss on this Care ...

Harold "Hal" Burstein, MD, PhD, emphasizes the crucial role of strong patient-physician partnerships in breast cancer treatment, empowering patients through shared decision-making. In an interview ...

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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, ...

The CMS Innovation Center plans to test two new models designed to improve patient engagement in their care decisions, the agency announced Thursday in a blog post. “HHS identifies the engagement of ...