Society for Medical Decision Making

Society for Medical Decision Making
AbbreviationSMDM
Formation1979
TypeProfessional Association
Purpose"To improve health outcomes through the advancement of proactive systematic approaches to clinical decision-making and policy formation in health care by providing a scholarly forum that connects and educates researchers, providers, policy makers, and the public."
Location
FieldsHealth economics, Outcomes research, Decision-making, Health policy
President
Beate Sander, PhD
President-Elect
Alan Schwartz, PhD
Websitesmdm.org

The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) is an organization of researchers, clinicians, educators, managers and policy makers based in Bridgewater, New Jersey. It researches and uses rigorous and transparent methodologies in health and clinical care of individuals to assist in health policy formation. Founded in 1979, it holds annual meetings in North America, biennial meetings in Europe and publishes two journals, 'Medical Decision Making', and 'MDM Policy & Practice.'[1]

  1. ^ Technology, Institute of Medicine (US) Council on Health Care; Goodman, Clifford (1988). Society for Medical Decision Making. National Academies Press (US).