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Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority andRole Implementation: Tradition vs. Change
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Test Bank
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1. Which of the following has influenced an emphasis on primary care education in
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medicalschools?
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a. Changes in Medicare jl jl
reimbursementmethods
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recommended in 1992
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b. Competition from nonphysicians jl jl
desiringto meet primary care
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shortages
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c. The need for monopolistic controlin
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themarketplace of primary
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d. The recognition that nonphysicians
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primary care
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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
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of primary care providers, this incentive led medical schools to place greater
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emphasis onpreparing primary care physicians. Competition from nonphysicians
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increased coincidentally as professionals from other disciplines stepped up to
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meet the needs.
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Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have jl jl jl jl jl jl jl jl jl jl
beenshown 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. Older physicians tend to prescribe jl jl jl jl
moreappropriate medications than
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b. Antibiotic medications remain in the jl jl jl jl
topfive classifications of
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medications prescribed.
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c. Most physicians rely on a jl jl jl jl
―therapeuticarmamentarium‖that
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consists of less than
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100 drug preparations per physician.
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Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 5th Edition (Edmunds), Chapter 1-73
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