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Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider
Constance G Visovsky, Cheryl H. Zambroski, Rebecca M. Lutz
5th Edition
,
,
, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority And Role Implementation: Tradition Vs.
ChangeTest Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which Of The Following Has Influenced An Emphasis On Primary Care Education In
MedicalSchools?
A. Changes In Medicare
ReimbursementMethods
Recommended In 1992
B. Competition From Nonphysicians
Desiring To Meet Primary Care
Shortages
C. The Need For Monopolistic Control
In The Marketplace Of Primary
OutpatientCare
D. The Recognition That Nonphysicians
Have Variable Success Providing
PrimaryCare
ANSWER: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission In 1992 Directly Increased Financial
Reimbursement To Clinicians Who Provide Primary Care. Coupled With A Shortage
Of Primary Care Providers, This Incentive Led Medical Schools To Place Greater
Emphasis OnPreparing Primary Care Physicians. Competition From Nonphysicians
Increased Coincidentally As Professionals From Other Disciplines Stepped Up To
Meet The Needs.
Nonphysicians Have Had Increasing Success At Providing Primary Care And Have
BeenShown To Be Safe And Effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
2. Which Of The Following Statements Is True About The Prescribing Practices Of
Physicians?
A. Older Physicians Tend To
Prescribe More Appropriate
Medications Than Younger
Physicians.
B. Antibiotic Medications Remain In The
TopFive Classifications Of Medications
Prescribed.
Edmunds' Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider
Constance G Visovsky, Cheryl H. Zambroski, Rebecca M. Lutz
5th Edition
,
,
, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority And Role Implementation: Tradition Vs.
ChangeTest Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which Of The Following Has Influenced An Emphasis On Primary Care Education In
MedicalSchools?
A. Changes In Medicare
ReimbursementMethods
Recommended In 1992
B. Competition From Nonphysicians
Desiring To Meet Primary Care
Shortages
C. The Need For Monopolistic Control
In The Marketplace Of Primary
OutpatientCare
D. The Recognition That Nonphysicians
Have Variable Success Providing
PrimaryCare
ANSWER: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission In 1992 Directly Increased Financial
Reimbursement To Clinicians Who Provide Primary Care. Coupled With A Shortage
Of Primary Care Providers, This Incentive Led Medical Schools To Place Greater
Emphasis OnPreparing Primary Care Physicians. Competition From Nonphysicians
Increased Coincidentally As Professionals From Other Disciplines Stepped Up To
Meet The Needs.
Nonphysicians Have Had Increasing Success At Providing Primary Care And Have
BeenShown To Be Safe And Effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
2. Which Of The Following Statements Is True About The Prescribing Practices Of
Physicians?
A. Older Physicians Tend To
Prescribe More Appropriate
Medications Than Younger
Physicians.
B. Antibiotic Medications Remain In The
TopFive Classifications Of Medications
Prescribed.
