Implementing decision aids affects care decisions in urology

(Group Health Research Institute) After Group Health Cooperative implemented video-based decision aids for men with two common prostate conditions, rates of elective surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia and rates of active treatment for localized prostate cancer declined over six months. But the total cost of health care for those patients did not fall significantly.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news