‘Shared Decision-Making’ for Childhood Vaccines Sounds Empowering. But More ‘Choice’ Can Mean Less Access.

Shared decision-making sounds straightforward: a patient and their doctor putting their heads together to make an informed ...
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Many Americans misunderstand shared decision making in childhood vaccination policies

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

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Quiet dismantling: How ‘shared decision-making’ weakens vaccine policy and harms kids

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

The importance of shared decision-making and informed choice in healthcare

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 ...
TCTMD

CMS Mandate for Shared Decision-Making Didn’t Affect ICD Use

Easing some concerns about access, a research letter published online this week in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that a US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement for shared decision ...
Forbes

As Shared Decision-Making Ails, AI May Save This Human Interaction

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 ...