Scholar advocates that CMS should enforce Medicare mandates for shared decision-making. Patients often lack understanding of ...
The traditional paternalistic approach to patient care ― in which treatment decisions are made by doctors without patient input ― is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, replaced by shared ...
When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and ...
Shared decision making (SDM) is a method of care that is suitable for the care of patients with cancer. It involves a collaborative conversation seeking to respond sensibly to the problematic ...
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Easing some concerns about access, a research letter published online this week in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that a US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement for shared decision ...
This transcript has been edited for clarity. G. Michael Felker, MD: Hi. I'm Michael Felker from Duke University, and I'm pleased to be joined today with my colleague, Stephanie Barnes, for this Care ...
Listen to ASCO’s Journal of Clinical Oncology essay, “Chasing Milestones” by Dr. Ameish Govindarajan, a post-doctoral research fellow at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. The essay is followed ...
When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5 that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and caregivers more ...