What steps might the patient have to go through to determine a diagnosis? What types of health care settings and services might they be exposed to

  Patient Centered Care: Health Services and Settings Encountered by a Patient with a Critical Illness. (CLO 2, 5) (20 points)

Please review the scenario provided in the below case study:

· Jim's Experience! – HTML (If the link fails, please copy/paste the URL below into your browser for Jim's Experience:)  

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Next, consider a patient who has a severe but undiagnosed disease, illness, or injury. Based on your knowledge of this disease, illness, or injury, ask yourself the following questions:

• What      steps might the patient have to go through to determine a diagnosis?
• What      types of health care settings and services might they be exposed to during      this process?
• What      barriers or challenges might they encounter when attempting to access and      pay for health services in these settings?
• How      might the patient's experience differ in health settings with high quality      service vs. low quality service?
• Post      your answer, adding insights based on Jim's experience from the case study      as well as your own personal or professional experiences. 

• Your      initial Discussion Board posts  should be at minimum 250      words.  You are expected to conduct independent research on the      subject and use two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. Provide      in-text citations and list of references to support your post as required.