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, Chapter701:7Prescriptive7Authority7and7Role7Implementation:7Tradition7vs.7Change7Test7
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MULTIPLE7CHOICE
1. Which7of7the7following7has7influenced7an7emphasis7on7primary7care7education7in7medical7s
chools?
a. Changes7in7Medicare7reimbursement7
methods7recommended7 in71992
b. Competition7from7nonphysicians7desiring7to
7meet7 primary7care7shortages
c. The7need7for7monopolistic7control7in7the7m
arketplace7of7primary7outpatient7 care
d. The7recognition7that7nonphysicians7have7v
ariable7success7providing7primary7care
ANS:7 A
The7Physician7Payment7Review7Commission7in719927directly7increased7financial7reimburse
ment7to7clinicians7who7provide7primary7care.7Coupled7with7a7shortage7of7primary7care7pro
viders,7this7incentive7led7medical7schools7to7place7greater7emphasis7on7preparing7primary7c
are7physicians.7Competition7from7nonphysicians7increased7coincidentally7as7professionals7fr
om7other7disciplines7stepped7up7to7meet7the7needs.
Nonphysicians7have7had7increasing7success7at7providing7primary7care7and7have7been7show
n7to7be7safe7and7effective.
DIF: Cognitive7Level:7Remembering7(Knowledge) REF:7 2
2. Which7of7the7following7statements7is7true7about7the7prescribing7practices7of7physicians?
a. Older7physicians7tend7to7prescribe7more7
appropriate7medications7than7younger7
physicians.
b. Antibiotic7medications7remain7in7the7top7fi
ve7classifications7of7medications7prescrib
ed.
c. Most7physicians7rely7on7a7“therapeutic7ar
mamentarium”7that7consists7of7less7than
1007drug7preparations7per7physician.
d. The7dominant7form7of7drug7information7us
ed7by7primary7care7physicians7continues7to7
be7that7provided7by7pharmaceutical7comp
anies.
ANS:7 D
Even7though7most7physicians7claim7to7place7little7weight7on7drug7advertisements,
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