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Final Assignment (Option 2): Workplace-Based Field Research Paper B MGMT 6213 – 50887 Northeastern University RUNNING HEAD: FINAL ASSIGNMENT - WORKPLACE-BASED FIELD RESEARCH PAPER B This study s... ource was downloaded by 100000827061487 from CourseHero.com on 06-05-2021 21:00:22 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/44035586/Final-Assignment-Option-2-Workplace-Based-Field-Research-Paper-Bdocx/ This study resource was shared via CourseHero.comAbstract In 2014, Mr. Brian White (name changed for privacy), a 43-year-old Caucasian male presented to Atlanta Primary Care (APC) with complaints of stomach pain accompanied by nausea and diarrhea for five days after eating raw fish. He had tried several over-the-counter remedies and ultimately decided to seek professional medical attention when the symptoms were not improving. Upon physical examination, Dr. Peter Lee, the president and minority shareholder of APC, determined that Mr. White was a classic presentation of food poisoning and would probably improve with IV fluids and a two-week course of oral antibiotics. As he was completing Mr. White’s medical records, Dr. Lee noticed an alert from his intake nurse, which stated that as a government employee (he was a police officer), Mr. White had premium insurance coverage, which would cover just about any procedure – with no out-of-pocket cost to the patient – at excellent reimbursement rates. Dr. Lee was faced with a dilemma. On one hand, with over 25 years of medical experience as a doctor, he knew food poisoning was likely the correct diagnosis. On the other hand, the $450,000 computerized tomography (CT) machine the company had purchased the previous year was barely being used. Mr. White probably didn’t need a CT, but – mild radiation exposure aside – it wouldn’t necessarily hurt him either. Dr. Lee could even justify ordering the CT to Mr. White and to his insurance carrier: what if he was wrong and it wasn’t food poisoning, but something more sinister, like cancer? The chances were slim, but technically it was possible, and he knew all insurance companies could be scared into covering procedures with the word “cancer”. “Though I wasn’t second guessing my diagnosis, I found myself making excuses and finding reasons to justify ordering the CT,” Dr. Lee recalled of his thought process at the time. “And since it wouldn’t cost the patient anything…” Dr. Lee’s response trailed off, accompanied by a knowing smile and shrug [Show More]

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