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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority andRole Implementation: Tradition vs. ChangeTest
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Whichofthe following has influenced anemphasisonprimarycare education inmedical
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a. ChangesinMedicarereimbursement v v v
methods recommendedin1992
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b. Competition fromnonphysicians desiringto v v v
meetprimarycareshortages
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c. Theneedformonopolisticcontrolinthe v v
marketplace of primary outpatient care
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d. Therecognitionthatnonphysicianshave
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variablesuccessprovidingprimarycare
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ANS: A v
ThePhysicianPaymentReviewCommissionin1992directlyincreasedfinancial
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reimbursement to clinicians who provide primary care. Coupled with a shortage of primary
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careproviders,thisincentiveledmedicalschoolstoplacegreateremphasison preparing
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primarycarephysicians. Competitionfromnonphysiciansincreased coincidentallyas
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professionals fromother disciplines stepped upto meet the needs.
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Nonphysicianshavehadincreasingsuccessatprovidingprimarycareandhavebeenshown
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tobesafeandeffective.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. Whichofthefollowingstatements istrueaboutthe prescribingpracticesofphysicians? v v v v
a. Olderphysicianstendtoprescribemore
appropriate medicationsthan younger
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physicians.
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b. Antibioticmedicationsremaininthetop v
five classifications ofmedications
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prescribed.
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c. Most physicians relyona “therapeutic v v v
armamentarium” that consists of less than
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100 drug preparationsperphysician.
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d. Thedominant formofdruginformation v
usedbyprimarycarephysicianscontinuesto
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bethatprovidedbypharmaceutical
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companies.
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Even thoughmost physicians claim to place little weight on drug advertisements,
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