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Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change
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MULTIPLE iCHOICE
1. Which iof ithe ifollowing ihas iinfluenced ian iemphasis ion iprimary icare ieducation iin
medical ischools?
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a. Changes iin iMedicare ireimbursement
imethods irecommended iin i1992
b. Competition ifrom inonphysicians idesiring
ito imeet iprimary icare ishortages
c. The ineed ifor imonopolistic icontrol iin ithe
imarketplace iof iprimary ioutpatient icare
d. The irecognition ithat inonphysicians ihave
ivariable isuccess iproviding iprimary icare
ANS: i A
The iPhysician iPayment iReview iCommission iin i1992 idirectly iincreased ifinancial
ireimbursement ito iclinicians iwho iprovide iprimary icare. iCoupled iwith ia ishortage iof
iprimary icare iproviders, ithis iincentive iled imedical ischools ito iplace igreater iemphasis ion
ipreparing iprimary icare iphysicians. iCompetition ifrom inonphysicians iincreased
icoincidentally ias iprofessionals ifrom iother idisciplines istepped iup ito imeet ithe ineeds.
Nonphysicians ihave ihad iincreasing isuccess iat iproviding iprimary icare iand ihave ibeen
ishown ito ibe isafe iand ieffective.
DIF: Cognitive iLevel: iRemembering i(Knowledge) REF: i i 2
2. Which iof ithe ifollowing istatements iis itrue iabout ithe iprescribing ipractices iof iphysicians?
a. Older iphysicians itend ito iprescribe imore
iappropriate imedications ithan iyounger
iphysicians.
b. Antibiotic imedications iremain iin ithe itop
ifive iclassifications iof imedications
iprescribed.
c. Most iphysicians irely ion ia i“therapeutic
iarmamentarium” ithat iconsists iof iless ithan
i100 idrug ipreparations iper iphysician.
d. The idominant iform iof idrug iinformation
iused iby iprimary icare iphysicians icontinues
ito ibe ithat iprovided iby ipharmaceutical
icompanies.
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Even ithough imost iphysicians iclaim ito iplace ilittle iweight ion idrug iadvertisements,
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