RT Book, Section A1 Kravitz, Richard L. A1 Street, Richard L. SR Print(0) ID 1181982687 T1 Clinical Negotiation and the Search for Common Ground T2 Understanding Clinical Negotiation YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260462494 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181982687 RD 2024/04/19 AB Clinical Take-AwaysThe aim of clinical negotiation is for the clinician and patient to find common ground, bridging the clinician’s professionalism and experience with the patient’s goals and values.Well-executed clinical negotiation facilitates patient empowerment, shared decision-making, and patient-centered care.Many forces conspire against successful clinical negotiation; becoming an expert clinical negotiator is a career-long journey.Clinicians should:View clinical negotiation as a fundamental clinical skill.Approach each clinical encounter in a spirit of curiosity.Privilege patients’ goals and values without abandoning their own claim to expertise.