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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. ChangeTest
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1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in medical
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a. Changes in Medicare reimbursement v v v
methods recommended in1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians desiringto v v v
meetprimarycareshortages
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c. The need for monopolistic control in the
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marketplace of primary outpatient care
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d. The recognition that nonphysicians have
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variable success providing primary care
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ANS: A v
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directly increased financial
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reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary
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care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater emphasis on preparing
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primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians increased coincidentally as
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professionals from other disciplines stepped up to meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have been shown
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to be safe and effective.
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2. Which of the following statements is true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
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a. Olderphysicians tend to prescribe more v v v v v
appropriatemedications than younger
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physicians.
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b. Antibiotic medications remain in the top v v v v v
fiveclassificationsof medications
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prescribed.
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c. Most physiciansrely on a“therapeutic v v v v v
armamentarium” that consists of less than
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100 drugpreparations per physician.
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d. The dominant form of drug information
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used by primary care physicians continues to
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bethatprovidedbypharmaceutical
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companies.
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Even though most physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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