Reminder
Providers have access to shared decision-making tools. These collaborative tools, used by clinicians and patients, are considered the accepted standard of care in the medical profession.
Using such tools and techniques may lead to improved patient outcomes. The tools include:
- Electronic, interactives, and paper-based decision aids
- Risk calculators
- Demo videos
- Additional resources for providers and their patients
Shared decision-making aids
Shared decision-making aids are available for behavioral health conditions:
Shared decision-making aids are adopted from national sources and are presented to the Clinical Quality Committee for recommendations regarding implementation and monitoring strategies.
Working with your patients
Providers and patients have different expertise and experiences when it comes to making consequential clinical decisions. Providers know about the disease, tests, and treatments, while patients know about their bodies, circumstances, and goals for life and health care.
Shared decision-making involves developing a partnership based on empathy, exchanging information about available options, deliberating potential consequences, and deciding by consensus. Shared decision-making may improve patient outcomes in situations where options exist, and patient preferences are relevant.‡
*carethatfits.org is an unaffiliated third-party resource that promotes and provides shared decision-making through evidenced-based patient decision aids and techniques.
†SAMHSA is an unaffiliated third-party government agency that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
‡Elwyn G & Durand M. Mastering Shared Decision Making: The When, Why and How. Accessed online at www.ebsco.com/sites/g/files/nabnos191/files/acquiadam-assets/66751298.pdf