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Paraphrase the text, "Patients have been important allies in making patient decisions in an era of rising health-care consumerism. Participatory decision making, in which doctors allow patients to take part in medical decisions and take responsibility for their own diagnosis, tends to have a range of major advantages. Furthermore, a physician's style that allows patients to share their views has been related to higher levels of patient satisfaction. Patient interest in decision-making is also a commonly held ethical ideal. Given the specialty's broad therapeutic reach and concentration on partnerships, family practice is ideally placed to assist in the pursuit of this ideal. Making important decisions as a patient can be hard as some decisions are best made before visiting the hospital while others are made in hospitals. Some of the changes concerning patient's control over their own health that have taken place include; Financial decisions- patients can make decision on whether to be treated in the public or private system or choose to be a private patient in a public hospital. documenting healthcare wishes- patients do consider various things when it comes to documenting to documenting wishes for their future medical care. For example, if they have an advance care.