Behavioral Components of Shared Decision Making at Sentara

Jordan Asher, MD, MS, SVP and Chief Physician Executive, Sentara Healthcare. Patient engagement through shared decision-making between providers and consumers of healthcare sounds so easy. However, there are a great number of behavioral characteristics that elevate the need to understand different dynamics that are in play. Dr. Asher discusses the behavioral components of both consumer/patients and physicians that impact the effectiveness of shared decision making.