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Question 151

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The single largest health profession in the United States are.

Question 152

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The dramatic increase in the number of physicians since the 1970s is largely due to.

Question 153

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The adequacy of the health profession workforce (ie. supply and demand) can be determined by.

Question 154

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As health care resources increase:

Question 155

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A medical intervention lying on a steeper portion of the aggregate cost-benefit curve indicates a major benefit for a relatively modest cost. An example of such an intervention would be:

Question 156

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Which is not an underlying assumption of a theoretical model of costs and health outcomes?

Question 157

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Price inflation has been a major contributor to the rise of health care costs in the recent decades. This inflation has been due to:

Question 158

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Which is not a "painless" cost control strategy?

Question 159

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The competitive approach to health insurance financing is aimed to.

Question 160

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The intent of patient cost sharing at the point of receiving health care services is to.

Related questions

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

DRAG DROP During the risk assessment phase of the project the CISO discovered that a college within the University is collecting Protected Health Information (PHI) data via an application that was developed in-house. The college collecting this data is fully aware of the regulations for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and is fully compliant. What is the best approach for the CISO? Below are the common phases to creating a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan. Drag the remaining BC\DR phases to the appropriate corresponding location.

If you see other staff violating privacy policies you should?

The First Blue Cross plan was given to teachers at Baylor University allowing them 21 days of hospital care at six dollars a year.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a socialized health insurance system?

A company whose Information Technology (IT) services are being delivered from a Tier 4 data center, is preparing a companywide Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Which of the following failures should the IT manager be concerned with?

What is the MOST important consideration from a data security perspective when an organization plans to relocate?

Substance abuse regulations do not allow disclosure with a subpoena unless a court has issued an order following a show cause hearing.

You receive a call from staff at a local hospital stating that they need information regarding a former client of yours who is scheduled for surgery. They fax you a release of information form which only authorizes the release of medications but the person on the phone is asking for dates of treatment and diagnoses. How would you respond?

You always abide by the HIPAA privacy rule.

Question 151

The single largest health profession in the United States are.

Physician Assistants

Pharmacists

Physicians

Registered nurses

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Question 152

The dramatic increase in the number of physicians since the 1970s is largely due to.

The decrease in strenuous licensing requirements

The shortage of Physician Assistants

The increase of non-primary care specialists

None of the above

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Question 153

The adequacy of the health profession workforce (ie. supply and demand) can be determined by.

Market demand of health professions

Population need of health professions

Neither A nor B are determinants

Both A and B are determinants

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Question 154

As health care resources increase:

Outcomes deteriorate.

Outcomes initially improve and then deteriorate.

Outcomes improve and then level off.

Outcomes are not affected.

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Question 155

A medical intervention lying on a steeper portion of the aggregate cost-benefit curve indicates a major benefit for a relatively modest cost. An example of such an intervention would be:

childhood immunizations.

lung transplants.

care for an anencephalic infant.

purchasing MRI scanners to supplement CT scanners.

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Question 156

Which is not an underlying assumption of a theoretical model of costs and health outcomes?

The relevant outcome is the overall health of a population rather than of an individual.

It is possible to quantify health at a population level.

It is necessary to focus on health outcomes, those aspects of health status directly under the influence of health care.

It is impossible to reduce cost without also reducing health outcomes.

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Question 157

Price inflation has been a major contributor to the rise of health care costs in the recent decades.

This inflation has been due to:

Prices of health care rising more rapidly than prices in the overall economy.

An increase in the quantities of health care utilized relative to increases in the overall quantity of goods and services.

Both A and B

Factors other than price or quantity of health care.

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Question 158

Which is not a "painless" cost control strategy?

Reduction of administrative waste

Use of cost-effective analysis to limit care

Elimination of inappropriate care

Elimination of ineffective care

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Question 159

The competitive approach to health insurance financing is aimed to.

Encourage businesses to be more aggressive when negotiating premiums

Make employees more cost-aware by limiting the amount of the premium that the employer will pay

Encourage employers to offer a fixed amount of insurance subsidy and compel employees who select more costly plans to pay the extra amount

All of the above

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Question 160

The intent of patient cost sharing at the point of receiving health care services is to.

Discourage the overuse of services among patients.

Discourage physicians from overcharging patients.

Encourage patients to utilize more health care services.

Encourage physicians to provide more effective health care services.

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