Part of the challenge in providing value-based, quality healthcare to patients is having those patients follow care instructions, fill their prescriptions, and properly follow the primary care physician’s directives for additional tests or treatment. Human nature is such that we like to have input into decisions that affect our future. When patients have a part in the medical decision-making process, they are more likely to become engaged in their own healthcare. Shared-decision making is just that. The primary care physician and the patient collaborate to make those decisions that impact the patient, including determining which tests to undergo, deciding on an effective and sensible treatment plan, and determining which medications will work best for the patient, based on the patient’s