TEST BANK
All Chapters Included
1
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs.
ChangeTest Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care
education in medicalschools?
a. Changes in Medicare
reimbursementmethods
recommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians
desiringto meet primary care
shortages
c. The need for monopolistic control
in themarketplace of primary
outpatient care
d. The recognition that
nonphysicians havevariable
success providing primary care
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 onpreparing 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 beenshown to be safe and effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
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All Chapters Included
1
,2
,3
, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs.
ChangeTest Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care
education in medicalschools?
a. Changes in Medicare
reimbursementmethods
recommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians
desiringto meet primary care
shortages
c. The need for monopolistic control
in themarketplace of primary
outpatient care
d. The recognition that
nonphysicians havevariable
success providing primary care
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 onpreparing 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 beenshown to be safe and effective.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: 2
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