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Is Shared Decision Making the Core of Value-Based Care?

Health Dialog

As the healthcare industry shifts toward patient-centered care and a fee-for-value model, shared decision making (SDM) is key in facilitating that shift. The SDM model helps patients understand their options as well as the benefits and risks of each option, so they can have informed and effective conversations with their providers. Shared decision making is a current topic of discussion at both at the state and federal level.

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