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.
46 y/o African American male who recently was seen in the Emergency Department for alcoholic withdrawal seizures and released. Referred to clinic for follow up
46 y/o African American male who recently was seen in the Emergency Department for alcoholic withdrawal seizures and released. Referred to clinic for follow up on his hypertension history. He ran out of the Norvasc prescription given by the Emergency Department. He is living in a homeless shelter now. He