title: Shared decision making--pinnacle of patient-centered care.
authors.affiliation: Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making and the John D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edgman-Levitan
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care