Shared decision-making in Israel: status, barriers, and recommendations.

"Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. TMS, formerly a researcher at Princeton University, is the founding director of the Center for Medical Decision Making, Ono Academic College, and holds an adjunct position at Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. OG is a senior researcher at the Unit for Genetic Policy and Bioethics, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research and author of the book Informed Consent to Medical Treatment - The Duty of Disclosure in View of the Patient's Best Interests (Perlstein-Ginosar Law Books LTD, 2008) [Hebrew]. MB is the director of the Center of Clinical Quality & Safety, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center. GS is the director of the Center for Health Law, Bioethics and Health Policy, Ono Academic College, a senior researcher at the Unit for Genetic Policy and Bioethics, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, and a professor of Law with the University of Virginia. GMD is researcher at the Center for Medical Decision Making, Ono Academic College."

"The authors acknowledge the support of Ono Academic College. We also appreciate the keen insights of Dr. Amitai Ziv, and helpful input from the editor, Dr. Bruce Rosen, as well as from Dr. Odette Wegwarth, and anonymous reviewers."