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“All about the money?” A qualitative interview study examining organizational and system-level characteristics that promote or hinder share decison-making in cancer care in the United States
Despite decades of ethical, empirical, and policy support, shared decision-making (SDM) has failed to become standard practice in US cancer care. Organizational and health system characteristics appear to contribute to the difficulties in implementing SDM in routine...
Text and picture conversation aids for breast cancer surgery led to significantly higher shared decision making
Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer often have a choice between surgery to remove the entire breast (mastectomy) or surgery to remove part of the breast (breast-conserving surgery). Option Grid and Picture Option Grid are encounter conversation aids for...
A dashboard can support coproduction for people living with cystic fibrosis and their care teams.
Healthcare coproduction engages patients and clinicians to design and execute services, yet little is known about tools that facilitate coproduction. This evaluation aimed to understand uptake, experiences, benefits, and limitations of a dashboard to support...
Learning health systems have potential to enable better partnerships between patients and health professionals, but may face challenges
Challenges and opportunities can both arise in seeking to use “big data” to facilitate better partnerships between patients and health professionals, improve the quality of healthcare, and generate knowledge.
Connecting Caregivers to Each Other
Together with patients, caregivers, clinicians, and community partners, The Dartmouth Institute is co-designing a peer-to-peer network for serious illness caregivers, and those who are in bereavement. “People living with serious illness spend most of their time...
Arthritis Foundation Senior Vice President Speaks in Washington DC
Guy Eakin, PhD, highlighted the Arthritis Foundation's work to achieve personalized care in rheumatoid arthritis. "We’re trying to improve patient care by helping patients and doctors prepare for office visits, working together as a team, and improving communication...
Read about the origin, definition, and advantages of coproduction in health care
Glyn Elwyn et al. describe how patients and their healthcare providers can coproduce health services for better value, satisfaction, and outcomes. Coproduction has revolutionized the economies and practices of several sectors--travel, shopping, banking, etc.--and has...
One Patient’s Story
Jennifer, a person with rheumatoid arthritis, shares her experience using an electronic dashboard to enhance communication with her care team on the Arthritis Foundation News Blog.
Your Life, Your Choice
Arthritis Today article discusses the importance of shared decision making and delivering care focused on what matters most to the you--the patient. The article also highlights the innovative use of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and coproduction dashboards to track...
There’s Strength in Numbers for People Facing Serious Illness
To improve the quality of life for people with serious illness and their families, Dartmouth Institute researchers are developing a model of care which utilizes the unique knowledge of patients, families, and clinicians. Many of us are familiar with the African...