Positive Group or Negative Group. Create a video or screen-capture multimedia addressing the discussion questions associated with the group you were assigned.

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Positive Group or Negative Group. Create a video or screen-capture multimedia addressing the discussion questions associated with the group you were assigned. Refer to the Screencast-O-Matic Quick-Start Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and visit Screencast-O-Matic website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. to get started. You could use Jing (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Include a link to the video and the script in your initial response. Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources. Post your initial response in the group you were assigned above. Note: If you have difficulty in creating a video or screen-capture multimedia, please reach out to your Instructor. Guided Response: In your responses to classmates, select two classmates who were assigned a different group than you.

Compare the differences in health traditions between these cultures.

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The learning activity and corresponding assignment in this topic   requires students to perform a heritage assessment with families   selected by students from their local communities.
Click on http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/663/679611/box_6_1.pdf   in order to access the “Heritage Assessment Tool.”
Interview three families from different cultures. One family should   be from your own culture. Compare the differences in health traditions   between these cultures.
Assess the three families using the “Heritage Assessment   Tool.” In 1,000-1,500 words, discuss the usefulness of applying a   heritage assessment to evaluate the needs of families and develop   plans for health maintenance, health protection, and health   restoration. Include the following:

Perform a heritage assessment on three families. One of these     families should be from your own culture.
Complete the     “Heritage Assessment Tool” for each of the three families     interviewed and submit the three assessments to:     RNBSNclientcare@gcu.edu. You are not required to include the tool in     your LoudCloud submission.
Identify common health     traditions based on cultural heritage. Evaluate and discuss how the     families subscribe to these traditions and practices. Address health     maintenance, health protection, and health restoration as they     relate to your assessment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA   Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to   beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for   successful completion.

What kind of actions could be taken to restructure this arrangement to avoid a determination that it is per se illegal?

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A physician-hospital organization (PHO) consists of 15 hospitals – with 2,247 staffed beds – and approximately 500 physicians. The PHO operates in a very large section of south Georgia, including the cities of Valdosta, Tifton, Thomasville, Moultrie, and Waycross. The PHOs’ physician members represent approximately 90 percent of all physicians practicing in the region.

The PHO served as a vehicle through which competing hospitals and physicians could bargain collectively with health plans to obtain higher fees for themselves. The owner PHOs, member hospitals, and member physicians canceled contracts with payors and informed them that the PHO would be the sole entity through which they would enter into payor contracts. To contract with the PHO, payors allegedly have had to accept the fixed physician fee schedule and fixed discount of no more than 10 percent off hospital list prices.

Explain why this arrangement would be found “per se” illegal under the FTCs’ analysis.
What kind of actions could be taken to restructure this arrangement to avoid a determination that it is per se illegal?
Discuss the alternate FTC analysis that is applied to such cases if they are suspect but not found to be per se illegal.

Limit your responses to a maximum of three pages, not including title and reference pages.
Be sure to utilize at least 3-4 scholarly references to support your discussions.
Be sure to properly cite your references within the text of your assignment and listed at the end.

What concerns do you have about the physician- patient relationship under MCOs?

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Review the paper by A. Mains, A. Coustasse, K. Lykens: Physician Incentives: Managed Care and Ethics  at this link: http://ispub.com/IJLHE/2/1/12416 and answer the questions below.

1. Consider this idea from the paper: “Medicine is a moral enterprise. Because MCOs are involved in the delivery of medical care, they too, are moral entities. However, MCOs are also businesses.”

2. Explain the idea that the authors sought to convey.

3. Discuss the physician’s dual function under an MCO model of care.

4. What concerns do you have about the physician- patient relationship under MCOs?

Expectations: 

1. Limit your responses to a maximum of two pages, not including title and reference pages.

2. Be sure to utilize at least 3-4 scholarly references to support your discussions.

3. Be sure to properly cite your references within the text of your assignment and listed at the end.

4. Be sure to apply critical thinking skills to the write-up of your assignment, especially numbers 2, 3, and 4 above.