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Shared Decision Making: Policy Options for New Hampshire. Catie Burkhard Karen Doster Hope McIntyre. Outline. Overview of shared decision making Current research on shared decision making Challenges Profiles of shared decision making in practice Policy options.
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Shared Decision Making: Policy Options for New Hampshire CatieBurkhard Karen Doster Hope McIntyre
Outline • Overview of shared decision making • Current research on shared decision making • Challenges • Profiles of shared decision making in practice • Policy options
What is Shared Decision Making? “A collaboration between patients and providers to engage in open communication, which allows patients to choose care options that are based on the best available evidence and optimally suit their needs and preferences.”1 1. "What is Shared Decision Making?" Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making. 22 May 2011. <http://www.informedmedicaldecisions.org/what_is.html>.
Background Information • The Dartmouth Atlas research • Health utilization differences • Effective care, preference-sensitive care, supply-sensitive care • Example: PSA testing
Decision Aids Forms: • Pamphlets, booklets • Decision guides • Online tutorials • Videos • Websites Information Contained: • Description of the illness/disease • Pros/cons of treatment options • Frequently asked questions • Thought-provoking questions about reader’s values and preferences
Survey of Current Research • Increased patient knowledge • Decreased decisional conflict • Potential legal implications • Decreased medical care utilization
Topics for further research • Evaluate long-term health outcomes • Quantify benefits of patient satisfaction • Standards for decision aids
Where is this happening now? • Washington State • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center • Philadelphia, PA
Where is this happening now? • Washington State • SB 5930 passed in 2007 making SDM a high standard of informed consent • Washington State Health Care Authority demonstration project
Where is this happening now? • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center • Center for Shared Decision Making formed in 1999 • Center for Informed Choices (CIC) within TDI • Breast cancer, spine disorders, prostate cancer
Where is this happening now? • Philadelphia, PA • Patient Provider Decision Sharing Project • Integrates SDM in primary care clinics • Patients: high Medicaid population, low literacy, non-native English speakers
Policy Options • No action at this time • Statement of support • Partnerships with DHHS • Creating incentives • Mandating use of shared decision making
Policy Options • No action at this time
Policy Options II. Statement of Support
Policy Options III. Partnerships with DHHS • Hospitals and clinics • Insurance plans • Medical schools
Policy Options IV. Changing incentives • Medical malpractice • Reimbursement structure
Policy Options V. Mandating use of shared decision making • State-wide • Medicaid • State employee insurance