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MULTIPLE39CHOICE
1. Which39of39the39following39has39influenced39an39emphasis39on39primary39care39educati
on39in39medical39schools?
a. Changes39in39Medicare39reimburse
ment39methods39recommended39 in3
91992
b. Competition39from39nonphysicians39desir
ing39to39meet39primary39care39shortages
c. The39need39for39monopolistic39control39
in39the39marketplace39of39primary39outp
atient39 care
d. The39recognition39that39nonphysicians39
have39variable39success39providing39pri
mary39care
ANS:3 9 A
The39Physician39Payment39Review39Commission39in39199239directly39increased39financia
l39reimbursement39to39clinicians39who39provide39primary39care.39Coupled39with39a39sho
rtage39of39primary39care39providers,39this39incentive39led39medical39schools39to39place39
greater39emphasis39on39preparing39primary39care39physicians.39Competition39from39nonp
hysicians39increased39coincidentally39as39professionals39from39other39disciplines39steppe
d39up39to39meet39the39needs.
Nonphysicians39have39had39increasing39success39at39providing39primary39care39and39hav
e39been39shown39to39be39safe39and39effective.
DIF: Cognitive39Level:39Remembering39(Knowledge) REF:39 2
2. Which39of39the39following39statements39is39true39about39the39prescribing39practices39of39physicia
ns?
a. Older39physicians39tend39to39prescribe3
9more39appropriate39medications39than
39younger39physicians.
b. Antibiotic39medications39remain39in39th
e39top39five39classifications39of39medicati
ons39prescribed.
c. Most39physicians39rely39on39a39“therape
utic39armamentarium”39that39consists39o
f39less39than
10039drug39preparations39per39physician.
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