I) Based on the Talcott Parsons PowerPoint, answer the following 4 questions:
1.What happens when the line separating the physician and business gets less defined?
- Should doctors socialize with their patients?
- Many doctors leaving the profession because it is not as financial lucrative
- Should doctors be paid very well? Why or why not?
II)Watch the TED Talks video, “How do we heal medicine: What Doctors Worry About” and answer the
following questions: - What are the implications of having to have knowledge of over 6000 medications and 4000 procedures in
order to be a physician? - What are the consequences for having a health care system full of specialists?
- How are “checklists” used to improve medical care?