When, if ever, should you get your knees replaced? Michael McCarthy talks with an 88-year-old Seattle woman with arthritis about her decision, which she made with the help of a DVD describing her treatment choices. McCarthy wrote about the effect of decision aids on patients in Puget Sound Business Journal. The Atlantic also looks into the effect of shared decision making on our health system.
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