Shared decision making is a process that involves two experts: the provider and the patient. The provider knows the evidence-based medical options. The patient knows his or her values and preferences.
Together, they choose a treatment, test or screen after reviewing decision aids—documents that detail the options in an unbiased manner. The process of shared decision making intends to make sure that patients are well-informed, and choose a course of care consistent with his or her values and preferences as well as the best available medical evidence.
Important: The decision aids on this website are intended to be used by a patient and provider together to make a specific decision; they do not replace medical or professional advice. Talk with your health care provider about your individual health care and decisions.
Self-care, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy and Acupuncture
Self-care, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture, Medicine, Injection, Pain Psychology, Pain Rehabilitation, Surgery
Natural Family Planning, Spermicides, Condoms, Sponge, The Pill, Diaphragm, Skin Patch, Vaginal Ring, Injection, Intrauterine Device, Implant, Vasectomy, Tubal Ligation
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) or Planned Cesarean Birth
Screening Tests (First Trimester Screening, Second Trimester Screening, Sequential or Integrated Screening, Cell Free DNA Screening) and Diagnostic Tests (Chorionic Villus Sampling, Amniocentesis)
Understanding Breast Cancer and Mammograms
Lumpectomy With Radiation Therapy or Mastectomy
Home, home with home health services, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility/transitional care unit, long-term care in a nursing facility, palliative care, hospice care, complex care for seniors, home hospital care, assisted living, care management
Transplant, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Palliative Care and Hospice Care
Options for Style and Technology
Anticoagulant Medicine and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device
Have the ICD Placed, Not Have the ICD Placed
Having the Low-dose CT Screening, Not Having the Low-dose CT Screening
Self-Care, Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture and Pain Rehabilitation