How do providers influence the decisions that patients make?
Health is a sensitive matter in any part of the world. In the US, the importance of better health is reflected in the huge budgetary allocations (around 20% of the entire budget goes to health (GUWS Medical, 2015). Of course, the budgetary allocations have been increasing year in year out as a result of the push and responses from both the patients and healthcare providers respectively. However, one of the most forgotten aspects is the influence that the healthcare providers have on the choices that the patients ultimately choose or have. The Institute of Medicine in 2010 put the figure for ...