The final Stretch? how shared decision making extends health technology assessment to meet patient preference

Stuart W. Grande, Glyn Elwyn

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Abstract

Eric Topol, the author of The Creative Destruction of Medicine, calls our attention to a quote from Voltaire who wrote, “doctors prescribe medicine of which they know little, to cure disease of which they know less, in human beings of which they know nothing”. Topol uses this quote, seemingly, to challenge us to rethink our assumptions about the practice of medicine and how little it reflects what actually matters most to patients.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHealth Technology Assessment and Health Policy Today
Subtitle of host publicationA Multifaceted View of their Unstable Crossroads
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages131-146
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9783319150048
ISBN (Print)9783319150031
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

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