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Patient participation in decision making may raise cost of care, study shows | BMJ

Increasing the participation of patients in healthcare decision making may prolong the length of stays in hospital and increase the cost of care, a new US study has found. Extrapolating the study’s results to the national scale, the researchers concluded that patient participation could cost an extra $8.7bn (£5.7bn; €6.7bn) a year.

Three other studies published online at the same time by the journal JAMA Internal Medicine showed that, though some patients wanted a bigger role in their treatment decisions, doctors often failed to explain the pros and cons of interventions or to be candid with patients about prognoses.

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