A 'Nudge' to Help Seriously Ill Patients Make Better Decisions

A 'Nudge' to Help Seriously Ill Patients Make Better Decisions

September 2017

A physician’s “nudge” frames a set of choices to steer toward a particular option without shutting out other options. Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, M.Bioethics, believes this practice can improve the patient’s experience.

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