Ambulatory care test 1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ambulatory careAnswer - the broad array of health care services provided in outpatient settings that
involve routine non-emergency health care services
Drivers of Ambulatory CareAnswer - Medical Technology, Cost-containment Measures, Adaptions of
Hospitals
Group PracticeAnswer - a physician practice in which three of more physicians join together to
practice as one, sharing assets, and distributing income under some agreed upon compensation
formula
DispensaryAnswer - group of physicians employed by dispensaries to provide care to poor /
disenfranchised. originated in france(1600s)
industrial medical programsAnswer - owners provided workers medical care via employed company
physicians
HospitalsAnswer - workshops for physician practice. focus of specialized treatment and medical
technology
government policyAnswer - regulatory and financing policies toward group practice
medical paradigm shiftsAnswer - shift from medicine focused on health of "whole"
accountable care organizations(ACOs)(impact of PPACA)Answer - Coordination of care by multiple
health care providers
Patient centered medical home (impact of PPACA)Answer - each patient had personal physician,
medical practice is physician directed, whole person orientation, care is coordinated / integrated,
quality and safety are ensured, enhanced access, value focused payment models
Management roles in amb careAnswer - monitor internal operation of practice, track external
environment for new opportunities or threats
, duties of group adminAnswer - bring management skills and expertise to practice, oversee daily
operations, prepare and monitor operational budget, develop and implement staffing plans, recruit
and retain staff
duties of group admin 2Answer - manage equipment needs, develop new programs, plan operational
space (facility)needs, operational policy and procedures, maintain sound billing/ finance/ data
retrieval systems
considerations relevant to forming a new group practiceAnswer - liability of owners, control of
physicians, continuity of the practice, transfer-ability of assets and ownership, capital formation,
taxation, benefit plans
Centralized groupsAnswer - Organizational form model, group linked with facility or larger managed
care grouping
Confederation ModelAnswer - Organizational form model, every doctors office is on their own
positives for group practiceAnswer - physicians are owners, physicians normally control assets /
operations, profits accrue to owners, new providers are brought in as employees / later as partners
negatives for group practiceAnswer - operations overseen by physicians, reliance on other physicians
in practice
Community Health CentersAnswer - Not for profit structure, federally subsidized orgs that provide
primary health care services in areas of medical under service
requirements of Community health centerAnswer - not for profit structure, medically under served
area or medically under served population, majority of board members are users of the clinic,
provide primary services to all patients, recieve cost based reimbursement for MC/ MCD patients,
can recieve federal subsidary for seeing uninsured and under-insured patients
physician hospital organizationsAnswer - structure to link hospitals with physician practices in locality
Management Service OrganizationsAnswer - operated practices, hires staff, equipment
Answers Updated 2026
ambulatory careAnswer - the broad array of health care services provided in outpatient settings that
involve routine non-emergency health care services
Drivers of Ambulatory CareAnswer - Medical Technology, Cost-containment Measures, Adaptions of
Hospitals
Group PracticeAnswer - a physician practice in which three of more physicians join together to
practice as one, sharing assets, and distributing income under some agreed upon compensation
formula
DispensaryAnswer - group of physicians employed by dispensaries to provide care to poor /
disenfranchised. originated in france(1600s)
industrial medical programsAnswer - owners provided workers medical care via employed company
physicians
HospitalsAnswer - workshops for physician practice. focus of specialized treatment and medical
technology
government policyAnswer - regulatory and financing policies toward group practice
medical paradigm shiftsAnswer - shift from medicine focused on health of "whole"
accountable care organizations(ACOs)(impact of PPACA)Answer - Coordination of care by multiple
health care providers
Patient centered medical home (impact of PPACA)Answer - each patient had personal physician,
medical practice is physician directed, whole person orientation, care is coordinated / integrated,
quality and safety are ensured, enhanced access, value focused payment models
Management roles in amb careAnswer - monitor internal operation of practice, track external
environment for new opportunities or threats
, duties of group adminAnswer - bring management skills and expertise to practice, oversee daily
operations, prepare and monitor operational budget, develop and implement staffing plans, recruit
and retain staff
duties of group admin 2Answer - manage equipment needs, develop new programs, plan operational
space (facility)needs, operational policy and procedures, maintain sound billing/ finance/ data
retrieval systems
considerations relevant to forming a new group practiceAnswer - liability of owners, control of
physicians, continuity of the practice, transfer-ability of assets and ownership, capital formation,
taxation, benefit plans
Centralized groupsAnswer - Organizational form model, group linked with facility or larger managed
care grouping
Confederation ModelAnswer - Organizational form model, every doctors office is on their own
positives for group practiceAnswer - physicians are owners, physicians normally control assets /
operations, profits accrue to owners, new providers are brought in as employees / later as partners
negatives for group practiceAnswer - operations overseen by physicians, reliance on other physicians
in practice
Community Health CentersAnswer - Not for profit structure, federally subsidized orgs that provide
primary health care services in areas of medical under service
requirements of Community health centerAnswer - not for profit structure, medically under served
area or medically under served population, majority of board members are users of the clinic,
provide primary services to all patients, recieve cost based reimbursement for MC/ MCD patients,
can recieve federal subsidary for seeing uninsured and under-insured patients
physician hospital organizationsAnswer - structure to link hospitals with physician practices in locality
Management Service OrganizationsAnswer - operated practices, hires staff, equipment
