The Talcott Parsons PowerPoint.

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?

  1. Should doctors socialize with their patients?
  2. Many doctors leaving the profession because it is not as financial lucrative
  3. 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:
  4. What are the implications of having to have knowledge of over 6000 medications and 4000 procedures in
    order to be a physician?
  5. What are the consequences for having a health care system full of specialists?
  6. How are “checklists” used to improve medical care?