Choose the Correct Option for the Following Medical Transcription Flashcards

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Allied health professionals who are certified include the following execpt
  1. Pharmacists
  2. medical transcriptionists
  3. physician assistants
  4. medical assistants
Managed car organizations may attempt to limit
  1. choice of hospitals
  2. length of stay in a hospital
  3. refferals to specialists
  4. all the above
Which form of medical practice ends with the death of the owner?
  1. solo practice
  2. partnership with several partners
  3. corporation
  4. associate practice
A business operation of a medical practice in which two or more physicians are responsible for the actions of each, including debts,is called a/an
  1. group practice
  2. partnership
  3. solo practice
  4. associate practice
In a managed care organization, financial risk is shared by the
  1. physician
  2. organization
  3. hospital
  4. all of the above
A person with the appropriate education who practices as a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy is called a/an
Physician
Those persons most likely to receive the best care under a managed care system are
Those who understand the system
Fee splitting occurs when
One physician pays another physician for the referral of patients
A fixed-payment plan of health insurance offers coverage for
Complete medical care
Benefits of a corporation include all except
Protection form lawsuits for the coporation
A medical practice consisting of three or more physicians who practice the same specialty and share expenses and income is a(n)
Group practice
Medicare is a federal program of
Healthcare coverage in which rationing of care may occur and healthcare coverage for the elderly and disabled
Medicare and Medicaid prohibit physicians from
Reffering to services they own
Different methods of medical practice, such as partnerships and corporations, are the result of
Increase in patient-initiated malpractice lawsuits
The purpose of the gatekeeper is to
Approve tests before they are givenapprove all nonemergency servicesapprove hopitalizations