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[American Medical Association News] CMS Grant Designed to Boost Patient-Physician Shared Decision-Making

"Health Dialog has worked with the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, another source of funding for Dartmouth's work around shared decision-making. Dr. Goldbach said the smaller practices funded by the foundation have had less than uniform success compared with the larger institutions adopting a formal shared decision-making program, but researchers are trying to get a better understanding of what works for smaller practices."
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Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Funded Research

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Feasibility of a Decision Aid for Patients with Serious Illness: A Pilot Study Among Patients and Physicians

This study examined the effects of a decision aid for patients facing a serious illness entitled, “Looking Ahead: Choices for Medical Care when You’re Seriously Ill (MCSI)©" Health Dialog. Continue reading
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Informed Medical Decisions Foundation Demonstration Site

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Breast Cancer Initiative

The Breast Cancer Initiative (BCI) was designed to promote the dissemination and implementation of breast cancer decision aids across a range of clinical settings, and to learn about the factors associated with continued use of decision aids in routine medical care. Through a joint effort with Health Dialog established in 2002, the Foundation funds this initiative to support shared decision making (SDM) in breast cancer centers across the United States. Continue reading
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