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, Chapter 01: Prescriptive Authority and RoIe ImpIementation: Tradition vs. ChangeTest
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MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Which of the foIIowing hasJinfIuenced an emphasis on primary care education in
medicaIschoo Is?
a. Changes in Medicare reimbursementm
ethodsJrecommended in 1992
b. Competition from nonphysicians
desiringtoJ meet primary care
shortages
c. Theneed for monopoIistic controI in
thema rketpIace of primary
outpatient care
d. TherecognitionthatnonphysiciansJhavev
a riabIe success providing primary
care
ANS: A
The Physician Payment Review Commission in 1992 directIy increased financiaI
reimbursemen t to cIiniciansJwho provide primary care. CoupIed with a shortage
of primary care providers, t his incentive Ied medicaI schooIsJto pIace greater
emphasis onpreparing primary care physici ans. Competition from nonphysicians
increased coincidentaIIy as professionaIs from other disci pIinesJstepped up to
meet the needs.
Nonphysicians have had increasing success at providing primary care and have
beenshown to be safe and effective.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: Remembering (KnowIedge) REF: 2
2. Which of the foIIowing statementsJis true about the prescribing practices of physicians?
a. OIder physicians tend to prescribe
morea ppropriate medications
than younger ph ysicians.
b. AntibioticJmedications remain in the
topfiv e cIassificationsJof medications
prescribe d.
c. Most physicians reIy on a
“therapeuticJarm amentarium” that
consists of IessJthan
100 drug preparationsJper physician.
d. The dominant form of drug information
used by primary care
physiciansJcontinuestoJbe t hat
provided by pharmaceuticaI
companies
.
ANS: D
Even thoughmost physicians cIaim toJpIace IittIe weight on drug advertisements,
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