Incorporating shared decision-making (SDM) into your daily practice is important.
Evidence shows that SDM helps patients1:
Additionally, SDM can improve provider satisfaction and may reduce burnout.2,3
It's the right thing to do for you and your patients.
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1Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Strategy 6I: Shared Decision Making, Rockville, MD (2017).
2Adler HM: The sociophysiology of caring in the doctor-patient relationship . J Gen Intern Med.
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3Dobler, Claudia, et al, Can Shared Decision Making Improve Physician Well-Being and Reduce Burn-Out? Cureus (August 2017).