Discuss in your opinion whether this is a good trend or a bad one? Have we taken control of our healthcare or lost control of it by “de-personalizing” the trip to the doctor or the stay in the hospital? What, if any, has been your experience with becoming an “encounter” and not a patient, and how do you feel about it? How do you think this trend will change in the future, or will it? Back up your opinions with references and in-text citations to course readings, lectures, or external articles.
Read the information below: HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: A 35-year-old male presents to the psychiatric emergency
Read the information below: HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: A 35-year-old male presents to the psychiatric emergency department for psychiatric evaluation. The client was sent directly from his PCP’s office. That morning, the client and his wife presented to the PCP’s office without an appointment, with a chief complaint of “being