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Case Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease

Patricia Frisch, PhD; Ronald R. Butendieck, MD; Andy Abril, MD; Peter M. McIntosh, MD; Salim M. Ghazi, MD; Elliot L. Dimberg, MD; Lynn F. Feldman, DO; David G. Lucas, MD; and Andrea Styron, MSR-PT  |  

Combination therapy includes abatacept for patient with erosive, chronic RA, underlying osteoarthritis and degenerative disk disease

Engage Patients as Partners in Shared Decision-making

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Engaging patients in shared decision-making about their health management is increasingly important to improving health outcomes and quality of life for persons with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. In shared decision-making, the patient and the provider are partners who share information and determine together the best therapeutic interventions to achieve desired health outcomes and patient goals.