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According to Primary Care: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions, which of the following might solve the issue of difficulty with accessing primary care physicians?

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Section 1

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According to Primary Care: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions, which of the following might solve the issue of difficulty with accessing primary care physicians?

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Same day scheduling

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What was the main argument Ezekiel Emanuel made in the NYT article "Are Hospitals Becoming Obsolete?"

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Care is being shifted out of hospitals into cheaper, more effective settings

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Which of the following is true about international medical graduates (IMGs), as stated by the AMA's webpage on IMGs impact on American medicine?

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Almost all IMGs speak a language other than English

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RNs are poised to help fill the gap caused by primary care shortages in

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Chronic care management

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According to The Heroism of Incremental Care, which of the following is an advantage of primary care?

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A & B: A. Having a primary care doctor increases patient willingness to seek care for severe symptoms B. Primary care doctors use an empirical "big picture" approach to solving medical problems rather than a "rule out" strategy

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Residency programs are increasingly training more

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Specialists

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Midlevel providers (MLPs) include which of the following: A. Osteopaths B. Dentists C. Physician assistants D. Registered Nurses

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Physician assistants

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What is the doctors "new dilemma" as articulated by Suzanne Koven?

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Determining how to ration limited time among patients

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Regions with more access to primary care physicians have:

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All of the above: A. Lower infant mortality B. Fewer hospitalizations C. Lower rates of general mortality

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The ratio of primary care providers to specialists in the U.S is ______, whereas in other high-income countries this ratio is ______

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35:65; 70:30

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The "headwinds/tailwinds asymmetry" refers to

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The tendency to focus on barriers and disadvantages

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Why might hospital care become obsolete according to the NYT article by Ezekiel Emanuel?

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A and B: A. The alarming rise of iatrogenic disease and B. Better alternative settings for care

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The most prominent reason for the decline in the number of procedures performed in hospitals is

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Most of these procedures were shifted to the outpatient setting

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When patients have multiple health problems, this is called

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Comorbidity

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What does the Disproportionate Share Hospital program do?

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Provides federal funds to compensate hospitals for caring for the uninsured

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According to Kevin B. O'Reilly in his AMA article, "How IMGs have changed the face of American medicine,"what support does the AMA provide to IMGs?

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More than one of the above: They help deal with issues of discrimination and racism against IMGs They assist in bringing more qualified IMGs to the US through helping with immigration issues and advocating for the expansion of the J-1 visa waver program They help place IMGs in residencies and programs in underserved areas of the country

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According to Primary Care: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions, which of the following might solve the panel size problem for primary care physicians?

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A and B: A. Increasing payment to primary care providers to attract more medical graduates into primary care B. Task shift primary care duties to other members of the primary care team such as nursing practitioners and physician assistants

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International medical graduates make up _____ of the primary care physician workforce

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25%

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