Shared decision-making tools from the national, independent nonprofit FAIR Health can help support decision making between older patients and their healthcare providers at the clinical point of care. This and other insights are highlighted in a new FAIR Health brief, Shared Decision-Making Tools for Older Adults in a Clinical Setting: Insights from a Learning Exchange with Healthcare Providers. The brief summarizes key takeaways from a recent discussion hosted by FAIR Health with clinicians from four Age-Friendly Health Systems clinical sites that are collaborating with FAIR Health to use and help evaluate FAIR Health’s shared decision-making tools (combining clinical and cost information) and other resources in clinical settings. This effort is part of a national initiative, generously funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation.  

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