Shared Decision-Making Leads to Better Decisions and Improves Patient Relationships
Shared Decision-Making Leads to Better Decisions and Improves Patient Relationships
7 PagesCopyright © 2018 Health Catalyst 1 Shared Decision-Making Leads to Better Decisions and Improves Patient Relationships Success Story EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Shared decision-making is the process by which clinicians and patients work together to make decisions and select tests, treatments, and care plans based on clinical evidence. Shared decision-making balances risk and expected outcomes with patient preferences and values, empowering patients to make informed decisions. Project leadership at Allina Health didn’t have a way to know if shared decision-making interventions were being applied. By utilizing its analytics platform, Allina Health was able to track whether or not decision support tools were being used consistently and if shared decision-making conversations were happening,
