Medical advances have made the process of selecting procedures and treatments, and understanding potential alternatives and possible complications, an increasingly complex proposition. Shared decision-making is the collaborative process that endeavors to make patients active participants in selecting their care plan. Ultimately, the shared decision-making process is concluded with obtaining the patient’s informed consent to proceed with a selected treatment or procedure.

Guidelines for effective informed consent have been issued by professional societies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission and others. This webinar will review the latest research in effective shared decision-making. Participants will be provided with a roadmap for analyzing their existing procedures and identifying strategies for standardizing and improving those current processes. Webinar attendees will also receive guidance on implementing process improvements in a manner that results in widespread and sustained adoption.

About Timothy Kelly

Timothy Kelly is the Vice President of Dialog Medical, a supplier of automated informed consent and patient education tools. He holds master’s degrees in biomedical engineering and business administration. Tim has spent 25 years in the medical device/software industry and two years as a Fellow with the Biomedical Engineering and Science Institute, Drexel University.

Tim’s areas of interest include patient safety and shared decision-making research. He represents Dialog Medical on the NQF, HIMSS and ACRP. Tim has authored numerous publications and conference sessions on informed consent and health information technology, including “Tracking Patient Tissue” (Hospitals & Health Networks, September 2010) and “Unleash HIT for Successful Sites, Investigators and Subjects” (ACRP Global Conference, May 2011). He holds two U.S. patents.