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

Research findings show that oncology nurses seek out more in-depth participation with hospitalized patients and their treatment decisions.

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 ...

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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients want to have conversations about costs of care. Fewer than 15% of patients report having these ...

I'd like to read the articles in JAMA Internal Medicine about shared decision making, but am too cheap to pay for access. So I'll rely on the LA Times article on the topic to make a brief comment.

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

Nancee Pronsati, diagnosed with stage 4 ALK-positive NSCLC, became an advocate and co-authored a guide on managing lorlatinib for patients and clinicians. The guide aims to empower shared ...

The CDC now advises shared clinical decision-making when it comes to COVID-19 shots for kids, a narrowing of its previous broad recommendation. The change follows an announcement by HHS Secretary ...