SHARED DECISION-MAKING | 4 MIN READING TIME
Published April 15, 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutesShared decision making (SDM) in healthcare is a communication process that involves a patient and provider collaborating to determine the medical treatment that best fits the patient’s values and preferences. Although there is a preponderance of evidence to support the use of SDM, its adoption into routine medical practice has been slow. Even when a[…]
Published March 8, 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor many years, telehealth lingered on the fringes of healthcare. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. The utilization of telehealth services skyrocketed from less than one percent to as much as eighty percent of provider visits in the early months of the public health emergency as temporary policies were enacted to promote a safer mode of care delivery.[…]
Published September 22, 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe find that patients like to feel like their providers are invested in their care. They want to trust that all aspects of their care are being coordinated by their care team. Currently, when patients access the ACP Decisions resources prescribed by their care team, they’re taken to a patient resources page like the one[…]
Published August 12, 2020
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn our White Paper, Implementing an ACP Program that Reduces Costs Without Compromising Care, we discuss the importance of a comprehensive advance care planning (ACP) solution, how it can contribute to a more sustainable care system, how to implement an ACP program, and how ACP Decisions can help in this process. But first – what is[…]