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Practice Address:
2310 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13502
Telephone Number:
315-507-2980
Fax Number:
315-507-2974
Patient Advocate – Steven Z. Kussin, MD – He wrote the book!
As a Private Medical Consultant, I am not constrained by rushed office visits or insurance company restrictions. I wrote my book to help people navigate the complexities of our medical system.
Our Shared Decision center is qualified to present information and guide research in all medical-surgical-pediatric fields. From urology to neurology; from pediatrics to podiatrics we have it all!
Our unique presentation platform and thirty years of patient care allows The Shared Decision Center to guide your research in any inquiry.
Healthcare isn’t as simple as it used to be. Reaching the best decisions is more difficult. Wouldn’t it be valuable to have a partner who knows the ins and outs of the healthcare system from the inside out? When you’re a client of our Shared Decision Center, you will. I will guide, educate and support you. Whether you want to discuss online information in depth or are facing an important medical decision, the Shared Decision Center is there for you. We are here to support, not replace, the relationship between you and your physicians.
It’s Almost Like Having a Doctor in the Family!
You don’t always need a second opinion, but you do need to understand the first one. Medical decisions are so complex and their results so uncertain, that even doctors need help. So do you. It is you who will rise or fall based on the advice that you are given. Dr. Kussin is the go-to resource when you or a relative are hospitalized. You need an ally..a physician in partnership who literally wrote the book on patient advocacy.
Dr. Kussin provides an unbiased education on any medical problem, test or decision.
30 years of clinical experience mean that he knows the people, personalities and protocols in our hospitals. This assures that when he consults with his colleagues, he will have their attention.
All who seek assistance at Dr. Kussin’s Shared Decision Center will become informed and confident when making choices upon which their lives or welfare may depend.
Never be alone again when deciding what to do for a disease that lasts a lifetime or may shorten your lifeline.
From prevention to screening and from diagnostics to therapeutics there are always uncertainties, controversies and alternatives.
Together we research your potential treatment options, study the pros and cons and explain them using interactive patient decision aids.
When a decision must be made it better be your decision based on your needs
When it comes to your personal values objectives and goals, we don’t talk; we listen.
The Salzburg Statement on Shared Decision Making
“It is critical that the well-being of patients remains at the center of healthcare. One essential part of ensuring that medical care best serves patients’ interests is to make sure that patients themselves are routinely informed and engaged in decisions about their treatment and care. The science of evidence synthesis now makes it possible to provide patients with access to accurate, unbiased and balanced information in ways and to a degree that would previously have been impossible. This opens up the potential for new approaches in which patients are supported to play a key role as co-producers of health and managers of their own healthcare. Indeed consumers have been described as the greatest untapped resource in healthcare. Encouraging new evidence suggests that strengthening patient engagement could lead to more efficient and effective healthcare delivery.”- Salzburg Statement
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