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A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM DELIVERING HEALTHCARE TO A DESIGNATED GROUP OF SUBSCRIBERS FOR A PREPAID FEE IS CALLED
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MANAGED CARE PLAN
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this refer to a remote consulation by patients with physicians or other health professionals via telephone, closed circuit television or the internet
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telemedicine
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a health provider agrees to provide medical services to a set population of patients for a pre- paid fee, assuming some financial risk if total expenses exceed pre - paid fees is an
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risk contract
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according to this doctrine physicians are legally responsible for the negligent acts of their employees
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respondeat superior
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what means of issuing a medical license is made when a license is awarded based on an individuals credentials meeting the licensing requirements in a new state
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endorsement
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in which of the following situations does a physician not need a license to practice medicine in a particular state
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emergency situations/establishing state residency/employed by a federal facility
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ehat practice management system allows for a sharing of expenses without sharing profits and liability
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associate practice
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which of the following statements about medical practice acts is false
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they are established by federal statue
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which of these credentials is mandatory for certain health professionals to practice in their field
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licensure
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which of the followingcredentials is a voluntary national examination that shows the level of competency
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certification
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which of the following is not sufficent grounds for revoking a mmedical license
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misdiagnosis
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a co-payment is
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a set amount that each patient pays for each office visit
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under this type of plan insured patients must designate a primary care provider (PCP)
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health maintance plan
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when physicians hospitals and other healthcare providers contract with one or more HMO'S or directly with employers to provide care this is called a
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physician-hospital organization
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under this type of plan, a patient may see providers outside the plan but the patient pays a higher portioon of the fees
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preferred practitioner plan
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the national practitioner data bank_NPDB) is accessible
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only to hospitals and healthcare plans
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licensure to practice medicine is done by
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each individual state
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physicians today practice primarily
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in group practices
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the patients bill of rights
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has still not become a law
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the healthcare integrity and protection data bank(HIPDB)
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was created as part of HIPAA/ is a data collection program/allows for the reporting an disclosure of certain adverse actions taken against providers
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the federal false claims act
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allows individuals to bring civil action on behalf of the U.S. government for false claims
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HIPAA was designed to
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reduce healthcare fraud/allows for portability of health insurance/improve accurancy and reliability of shared data
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the healthcare quality improvement act of 1986
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requires professionals peer review
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