PDST Best Practice Checklist
Clinic Level
Health Plan Level
✔   PROMOTE decision support tools that address common, preference-sensitive decisions.
✔   CREATE a plan to identify patients who should be offered decision support tools.
✔   ENGAGE patients and health care providers in selecting the preference-sensitive decisions for which decision support tools may be promoted.
✔   CLARIFY the roles of various clinic staff as they relate to the provision, discussion, and follow-up of decision support tools.
✔   DETERMINE whether freely available decision aids exist for the topic of interest.
✔   IDENTIFY community partners to help promote and encourage the use of decision support tools.
✔   APPLY the International Patient Decision Aid Standards instrument (IPDASi) to assess the quality of an existing decision tool.
✔   ASSESS the effects of using decision support tools on patient knowledge and satisfaction using validated instruments.
✔   CONSIDER whether the use of decision support tools should be encouraged through mechanisms like benefit design, reimbursement, or quality measurement.
✔   PLAN for regular quality improvement cycles to ensure optimal use of decision support tools and incorporation into clinic workflows.
✔   ASSESS barriers to adoption of decision support tools among clinicians and patients.
✔   DEVELOP a plan to periodically reassess endorsed decision support tools for quality and accuracy.
✔   COLLABORATE with participating employers to encourage the use of decision support tools among their employees.