NQP Playbook Released on Shared Decision Making in Health Care Settings

In March 2018,  the National Quality Forum (NQF) released a guide for healthcare providers, the National Quality Partners PlaybookTM: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare. This recently-released Playbook offers vital guidance for the process of making shared decision making a standard of care for all patients, across settings and conditions. The National Quality Partners (NQP) Playbook: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare was developed with input from the NQP Shared Decision Making Action Team, including twenty public and private sector experts and stakeholders, holding a variety of positions including patients, clinicians, healthcare organizations, specialty societies, and federal agencies. This Playbook has something for everyone, offering practical and real-world actions healthcare organizations and providers can take with varying levels of efforts and resources. The actions include educating patients and families about what to expect from providers in the process; advancing healthcare team knowledge and training to foster high-quality shared decision making; applying technology and other investments to help integrate shared decision making into the care delivery process; implementing mechanisms to monitor patient, clinician, and healthcare team engagement in shared decision making; and establishing accountability and incentives for this engagement.  Also included in the Playbook are examples for implementation, possible barriers (with suggested solutions),...
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