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What is the next step in patient decision support?
1Stanford Medical Informatics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|November 18, 2000
Summary
Patient decision support systems (PDSS) can improve healthcare delivery. Research should focus on making PDSS adaptable to diverse patient preferences for decision-making roles, enhancing their value and reach.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Medical Decision Making
- Patient Engagement
Background:
- Patient decision support systems (PDSS) show promise in healthcare.
- Optimal development strategies for PDSS remain unclear.
- Understanding patient roles in decision-making is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore patient roles in medical decision-making.
- To identify patient limitations in each role.
- To assess how current PDSS can facilitate decision-making for each role.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of traditional patient roles in medical decision-making.
- Evaluation of patient limitations within these roles.
- Review of contemporary PDSS capabilities.
Main Results:
- Patients engage in four distinct decision-making roles.
- Limitations exist for patients in each role.
- Current PDSS can address some decision-making challenges.
Conclusions:
- The critical research question is how to develop robust PDSS adaptable to patient preferences.
- Tailoring PDSS to individual patient roles will increase their value and adoption.
- Future PDSS development should prioritize flexibility and patient-centeredness.