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The Managed care backlash resulted in which of the following? A reduction in HMO membership New federal and state laws and regulations Reduced administrative costs - ️️A reduction in HMO membership New federal and state laws and regulations Which of the following is a typical complaint providers have about health plan provider profiling? I get different results using my own data My patients are sicker than other providers' patients The quality and cost measures used are not accur...

T/F HMOs are licensed as health insurance companies - ️️false HMOs are licensed by states under certificate of authority (COA) rather than under an insurance license T/F A PHO is usually a separate business entity requiring the participation of a hospital and at least some of the hospital's admitting physicians - ️️true PHO = physician hospital organization T/F hospitals purchased physician practices and employed physicians in the 1990s but will no longer do so - ️️false...

Capitation is usually defined as - Correct Answer-Prepayment for services on a fixed, per member per month basis CH 4: when selecting a hosptial during the network development phase, an HMO considers: - Correct Answer-occupancy rate cost of services scope of services The original impetus of HMOs development came from - Correct Answer-Providers seeking patient revenues Consumers seeking access to healthcare Employers Ancillary services are broadly divided into the following categories -...

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What scale of potency is strong acting IF person is highly susceptible? - ️️High potency, but must be highly specific in diagnosis What is the principle of minimum dose? - ️️A homeopaths goal is to use the least amount of medicines, the smallest amount of medicine, and the fewest repetitions necessary to restore health Define homeopathy according to Yasgur (2007) - ️️Homeopathy is a holistic therapeutic medical science based on the teachings of Hahnemann. The primary precept, ...

What's the prescribing suggestion for collides? - ️️• For chronic conditions are typically recommended 3 x daily • May be recommended up to 12 per day depending on need, and combination of products used • May use more frequently in acute situations • More material doses require greater caution around frequency of repetition and potential interactions, and also reduced doses for children and infants What's included in the initial case taking? - ️️o Case taking in an a...

What is PQRS? - ️️Peculiar, queer, rare, strange, striking. What is a complete symptom? - ️️Highly characteristic: Has LSMC aspects: location, sensation, modality, concomitant. What are Hering's principles? - ️️Healing occurs: From above to below From interior to exterior From more important organs to less important organs In reverse order of their arrival What is the most important symptom according to Vithoulkas? - ️️Mental symptoms, then emotional, then physical. ...

what would a hypersensitive patient look like? - ️️Quick movements Rapid reactions to external stimuli Reacts to noise, smell, light, pollution, atmospheric changes, sunlight etc.. Nervous temperament, changeable emotions & moods o Delicate nervous system Maybe light physique, easily tired Food and drink allergies, multiple sensitives Autoimmune conditions Sensitive to medications Children during stages like teething, or elderly during advanced pathology What might a hyposensitive p...

rate of elimination is independent from the concentration in - ️️zero order elimination zero order is a ____ metabolism - ️️minor metabolism rate of elimination (K) changes in drug concentration - accounts for most elimination mechanisms - low [drug] t1/2 varies as function of dose - ️️first order elmination cutoff for second exam is drug elimination - ️️ first order elimination sing IV bolus dose graph relationship - ️️graph is steepest when the concentration is hig...

the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease What is the scientific definition of a drug? - ️️Any exogenous substance that alters the biochemistry or physiology of a living organism to produce an effect (positive or negative) What are the 4 key differences between Rx and OTC drugs? - ️️1. Rxs are prescribed by a healthcare provider and OTCs can be purchased by anyone. 2. Rxs are intended to only be used by the patient and OTCs are intended for use in multip...

which name(s) always refer to the same compound, and which name(s) can refer to different compounds? - ️️chemical name always refers to the same compound, generic name refers to unique compound (with few exceptions) - simpler than chemical name, brand name can refer to different compounds (active ingredient can change) what is the capitalization rule for writing the generic name of a drug? what is the capitalization rule for writing the brand name of a drug? - ️️generic name is not ...

why we use drugs - Correct Answer-treating symptoms/disease eliminate bacteria replace loss of intrinsic substance correct/counteract abnormality disease prevention (vaccines) conditions for Rx to become OTC - Correct Answer-safety and efficacy potential for abuse and dependence clear directions for administration nature of disease or condition. what must be on an OTC label? - Correct Answer--active ingredients -purpose -indications -warnings -directions -inactive ingredients what...

F-test - ️️The F-test is designed to test if two population variances are equal. The ratio of the two variances is compared. If they are equal, the ratio of the variances will be 1. Frequency - ️️Frequencies measure how often a particular value occurs to assess the importance of a value or check the variation of the values in a study. Hypothesis - ️️A proposed explanation for an observation that leads to a prediction. Through investigation and the use of statistical data, those...

A hospital researcher is interested in investigating the association between hospital ownership (i.e., government, investor, and not-for-profit) on overall hospital quality scores.Research MethodsA cross-sectional data set of all urban hospitals from eight states is used in this study. The data were obtained from various administrative databases: Medicare Hospital Cost Report Information System, the American Hospital Association, and the Area Health Resource File. Descriptive statistics are...

Property Address, Estimated Property value, Name of borrower, SSN for credit report, Income of borrower, & loan amt requested are 6 pieces of information that is considered to be a ________ & is represented with the acronym _______ - ️️Loan application & PENSIL What Law Re mandated TILA? - ️️TRID if anyone gives false/inaccurate disclosure information, consistently understates the APR, or fails to comply with Reg. Z they can face _____ - ️️$5,000 fine & 1yr prison - or both T...

What does HOEPA Cover? - ️️Requirements High rates/fees Unfair deceptive Section 32 Mortgages 6.5% points Treasury Security 5% Fees $ limit adjusted anually Common HOEPA Fees - ️️Points Loan Fees Origination Fees Appraisal Fees Credit Life/Disability M Broker Compensation Title Insurance Exam/Abst, Document Prep fees HOEPA Stands for what? - ️️Home Ownership Equity Protection Act HOEPA is under which regulation - ️️Z

The total points and fees payable exceed: - ️️-a transaction with a loan amount of $20,000 or more, five percent of the total loan amount; or -for a transaction with a loan amount of less than $20,000, the lesser of eight percent of the total loan amount or $1,000 In a High Cost Loan, the creditor may CHARGE a - ️️-prepayment Penalty more than 36 months AFTER consummation or account opening -total prepayment penalties may exceed more than 2% of the amount prepaid. For Example In ...

What did usury caps do? - ️️Limited the interest rates banks could charge on a primary mortgage What did DIDMCA do? - ️️Deregulated the mortgage market and made home loans more available. What did AMTPA do? - ️️Removed federal restrictions on mortgage loans and allowed new, potentially risky loans, such as balloon payment mortgages, ARMs, interest-only mortgages, option-ARMs AMTPA - ️️Alternative Mortgage Transaction Parity Act When was AMTPA enacted? - ️️1982

Antibody → Gene - ️️Immunoprecipitation coupled with mass spec & computer search Antibody → Protein expression, localization, & dynamics - ️️Immunofluorescence microscopy, western blot Transcription Profile → Gene - ️️RNA-seq Gene → Transcription Profile - ️️Northern blot, GFP reporter

what else is needed for transcription in vivo besides the promoter? - ️️the enhancer > used deletion and linker scanner analysis to further define enhancer properties of enhancers - ️️-100-200bp -densely packed with consensus sequences -enhancers act in a distance and orientation dependent fashion -work with virtually any promoter -mediate regulation identifying proteins that regulate transcription - ️️-RNA polymerases purified based on "random" RNA synthesis cell e...