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, TEST BANK: PHARMACOLOGY FOR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (4TH ED, EDMUNDS)
Test Bank for Pharmacology for the Primary Care
Provider 4th Edition by Authors Marilyn Edmunds and
Maren Mayhew
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, TEST BANK: PHARMACOLOGY FOR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (4TH ED, EDMUNDS)
Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role
Implementation:
Tradition vs. Change Test
Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
medical schools?
Changes in Medicare
reimbursement methods recommended in 1992
Competition from nonphysicians
desiring to meet primary care shortages
The need for monopolistic control in
the marketplace of primary outpatient care
The recognition that nonphysicians
have variable success providing primary care
CORRECT 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 on preparing 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 been shown 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?
Older physicians tend to prescribe
more appropriate medications than younger physicians.
Antibiotic medications remain in the
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