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.
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