Shared decision making (SDM) is a process of communication in which clinicians and patients work together to make informed healthcare decisions that align with what matters most to patients and their individual concerns, preferences, goals, and values. To spur collective action to make SDM a standard of care, NQF brought together 20 experts and national stakeholders to form the NQP™ Shared Decision Making Action Team. Drawn from the NQF’s diverse membership, the Shared Decision Making Action Team worked together to identify key barriers and solutions to advance SDM on a national scale. To hear more from members of the NQP Shared Decision Making Action Team, listen to the Strategies for Strengthening Shared Decision Making: A Conversation with the NQP Shared Decision Making Action Team webinar.
NQF developed the NQP Playbook™: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare with input from the NQP Shared Decision Making Action Team. The NQP Playbook™ offers healthcare providers a go-to resource to strengthen shared decision making. The NQP Playbook highlights examples of how healthcare organizations across the nation are integrating and improving shared decision making in clinical practice. It identifies practical, real-world actions healthcare organizations can take to effectively implement or strengthen shared decision making. Download the NQP Playbook: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare at the NQF Store.
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Sign up for project alerts for news and announcements on NQP’s shared decision making initiatives to stay connected. If you are interested in pursuing a particular idea for work that builds upon the NQP Playbook: Shared Decision Making in Healthcare or the work of the NQP Shared Decision Making Action Team, please contact National Quality Partners.
NQF is grateful to the following influencers and champions of person- and family-centered care for their commitment to advancing action on this significant healthcare priority:
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Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Norm Kahn, Co-Chair
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National Partnership for Women & Families
Maureen Corry, Co-Chair
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American Association for Physician Leadership
Peter Angood
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Sean Currigan
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American Urological Association
Christopher Saigal
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Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
Terrie Black
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services*
Joseph Chin
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Compassus
Kurt Merkelz
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Connecticut Center for Patient Safety
Lisa Freeman
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Genentech
Regina Sih-Meynier
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Homewatch CareGivers, LLC
Jennifer Ramona
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Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Sally Welsh
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Human Services Research Institute
Alixe Bonardi
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Informed Medical Decisions Program at MGH
Ben Moulton
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National Alliance for Caregiving
Gail Hunt
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National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
Shelley Fuld Nasso
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Patient & Family Centered Care Partners, Inc.
Libby Hoy
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Planetree International
Alan Manning
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University of Texas-MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ron Walters
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Vizient, Inc.
Chris Goeschel
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*ex-officio, non-voting
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