Yesterday, in introducing drastic cuts to the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

This decision did not emerge from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which typically guides the CDC’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Shared decision-making between doctors and patients may be ...

Delivering high-quality care starts with understanding what matters most to each patient. Clinicians can’t choose treatments that match patients’ priorities and values until they engage with them. The ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that its Innovation Center is launching a pair of 5-year demonstration projects aimed at evaluating different approaches to shared ...

Patients are often faced with difficult healthcare decisions, particularly when choosing treatment options for a medical condition. Historically, physicians made treatment decisions for patients.

Credit: Getty Images Respect for the autonomy of patients does not mean leaving them to navigate health care decisions on their own. Shared decision-making enables physicians to serve as guides to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a shared decision-making tool during hand surgery may yield equivalent or better pain control and reduce ...