Involving Patients in Clinical Decisions
Medical CarePublished 1 September 2000
Richard A. Deyo, Daniel C. Cherkin, James N. Weinstein, John D. Howe, Marcia A. Ciol, Albert G. Mulley
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For patients with herniated disks, an interactive, diagnosis-specific videodisk program appears to facilitate decision making and may help to ensure informed consent and for patients with spinal stenosis, it reduced the surgery rate without diminishing patient outcomes.
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The program appears to facilitate decision making and may help to ensure informed consent. For patients with herniated disks, it reduced the surgery rate without diminishing patient outcomes. Its impact on costs of care depends on the proportion of patients with various diagnoses and on local surgery rates.
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