Shared decision-making (SDM) has become a sacred cow of medical ethics almost overnight.  What's more, doctors are now being forced to practice it in order to get paid for certain procedures.  We review the history of this concept and why it is contrary to a sound doctor-patient relationship.

Shared decision-making (SDM) has become a sacred cow of medical ethics almost overnight. What's more, doctors are now being forced to practice it in order to get paid for certain procedures. We review the history of this concept and why it is contrary to a sound doctor-patient relationship.

Shared decision-making (SDM) has become a sacred cow of medical ethics almost overnight.&nbsp; What's more, doctors are now being forced to practice it in order to get paid for certain procedures.&nbsp; We review the history of this concept and why it is contrary to a sound doctor-patient relationship.

Ep. 11 The case against shared decision-making

This is a show for all those who love medicine but have grown weary of this vast boondoggle called the health care system.  We produce an episode once a week and we regularly bring in guests that we put on the hot seat.  We discuss current topics in medical science, policy, economics, and ethics, always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship.  We bring fresh, provocative insights that resonate with physicians in the trenches who are determined not to let their passion for medicine be ground to a pulp.

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This is a show for all those who love medicine but have grown weary of this vast boondoggle called the health care system. We produce an episode once a week and we regularly bring in guests that we put on the hot seat. We discuss current topics in medical science, policy, economics, and ethics, always with an eye toward safeguarding the doctor-patient relationship. We bring fresh, provocative insights that resonate with physicians in the trenches who are determined not to let their passion for medicine be ground to a pulp.

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Ep. 11 The case against shared decision-making

Ep. 11 The case against shared decision-making