The patient is the center of the medical home

My patient and I had spent most of the 45-minute appointment discussing the challenges of living with diabetes and some ways that he could begin changing his eating and exercise habits. I started to wrap up the visit and asked him, “Which of these changes can I follow up with you about next week?”

He looked at me incredulously and said, “You are supposed to tell me what to do: I’m …

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