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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority andRole Implementation: Tradition vs. ChangeTest Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE N




1. Whichofthe following has influenced anemphasisonprimarycare education in medical
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N schools?
a. Changes in Medicare reimbursement N N N




methodsrecommendedin1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians desiringto N N N




meetprimarycareshortages
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c. Theneed formonopolistic controlinthe N N




marketplace of primary outpatient care
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d. The recognition that nonphysicians have
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variablesuccessprovidingprimarycare
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ANS: A N




The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directlyincreased financial
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reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary
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careproviders,this incentive ledmedicalschoolsto placegreateremphasison preparing
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primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coincidentally as
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professionals fromother disciplines stepped upto meet the needs.
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Nonphysicianshavehadincreasingsuccessatprovidingprimarycareandhavebeenshown v N




to be safe and effective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. Whichofthefollowingstatements istrueaboutthe prescribingpracticesofphysicians? N N




a. Olderphysicianstendtoprescribemore
appropriate medicationsthanyounger
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physicians.
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b. Antibioticmedicationsremaininthetop
fiveclassificationsofmedications
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prescribed.
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c. Mostphysicians relyona“therapeutic v




armamentarium” that consists of less than
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100drugpreparationsperphysician.
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d. Thedominant formofdruginformation v




used by primary care physicians continues to
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bethatprovidedbypharmaceutical
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companies.
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ANS: D N




Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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