Question 1

Which is NOT an important feature of a positive relationship for patients with their physician?

Accepted Answer

A)  High levels of trust. 
B)  General satisfaction. 
C)  Participation in decision-making. 
D)  Gender matching. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  High levels of trust. 
B)  General satisfaction. 
C)  Participation in decision-making. 
D)  Gender matching. 
E)  None of the above. D

Question 2

Millman contended that a "gentlemen's agreement" existed among the hospital physicians. What did this agreement allow for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overlooking each other's mistakes. 
B)  Not to discuss personal issues with physician's partners. 
C)  Assisting in negotiating the highest pay possible for physicians. 
D)  Doctors to be unreliable. 
E)  Irresponsibility to patients. 
A)  Overlooking each other's mistakes. 
B)  Not to discuss personal issues with physician's partners. 
C)  Assisting in negotiating the highest pay possible for physicians. 
D)  Doctors to be unreliable. 
E)  Irresponsibility to patients. A

Question 3

At the beginning of the 21st century we are witnessing that the dominance of medical profession is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Declining. 
B)  Expanding. 
C)  Increasing. 
D)  Stagnating. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Declining. 
B)  Expanding. 
C)  Increasing. 
D)  Stagnating. 
E)  None of the above. A

Question 4

Which is NOT a term used to describe free-standing emergency centers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Docs-in-a-Box. 
B)  7-Eleven Medicine. 
C)  Quick-fix facilities. 
D)  None of the above are correct terms. 
E)  All of the above are correct terms. 
A)  Docs-in-a-Box. 
B)  7-Eleven Medicine. 
C)  Quick-fix facilities. 
D)  None of the above are correct terms. 
E)  All of the above are correct terms.

Question 5

What attracted corporations to health care delivery is the potential for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Improving health care. 
B)  Helping people. 
C)  Financial profit. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Improving health care. 
B)  Helping people. 
C)  Financial profit. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 6

Etiquette was a more important _______________ than accountability in undermining attempts at critical evaluation of physicians by physicians.

Accepted Answer

A)  Value. 
B)  Belief. 
C)  Norm. 
D)  Opinion. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  Value. 
B)  Belief. 
C)  Norm. 
D)  Opinion. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 7

What situation has reduced public confidence in medicine more than any other single issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Refusal to be regulated by an external body. 
B)  Resistance to cost controls. 
C)  Acceptance of HMOs and PPOs. 
D)  Adoption of medical technology which does the doctor's work "for them." 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  Refusal to be regulated by an external body. 
B)  Resistance to cost controls. 
C)  Acceptance of HMOs and PPOs. 
D)  Adoption of medical technology which does the doctor's work "for them." 
E)  None of the above.

Question 8

The medical profession has been strengthened through an oversupply of doctors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The problem with a professional dominance thesis is that it does not allow for decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The decline in the status of physicians is largely due to greater:

Accepted Answer

A)  Government regulation 
B)  Corporations in the health care market 
C)  Changes in the physician-patient relationship 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Government regulation 
B)  Corporations in the health care market 
C)  Changes in the physician-patient relationship 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 11

Physicians cannot be arrested and/or sentenced to prison for misrepresenting care they claimed they gave to Medicare and Medicaid patients, because of the "veil."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Support through planning grants and loan guarantees was provided to encourage the development of _______________; a form of prepaid group practice emphasizing preventive care.

Accepted Answer

A)  PSROs. 
B)  DRGs. 
C)  HMOs. 
D)  SCHIPs. 
E)  AMAs. 
A)  PSROs. 
B)  DRGs. 
C)  HMOs. 
D)  SCHIPs. 
E)  AMAs.

Question 13

"The social control of medical practice has traditionally presented special problems for American society." How so? What kind of problems?

Accepted Answer

The social control of medical practice i

Question 14

_____________ are schedules of fees placing a ceiling on how much the government will pay for specific services rendered to Medicare patients by hospitals and doctors.

Accepted Answer

A)  PSROs. 
B)  DRGs. 
C)  HMOs. 
D)  PPOs. 
E)  AMAs. 
A)  PSROs. 
B)  DRGs. 
C)  HMOs. 
D)  PPOs. 
E)  AMAs.

Question 15

There is a changing relationship between physicians and their patients. Identify and discuss trends contributing to this change.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between physicians and

Question 16

It is generally difficult to find a physician who will be openly critical of another physician or who will publicly testify against a colleague.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Millman contended that a technical error was making the mistake of being unreliable, uncooperative, lacking in responsibility to patients, and failing to acknowledge subordination to superiors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The social control of medical practice has been beneficial for American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is medicalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Path by which a student becomes a medical professional. 
B)  Process of turning commonly regarded normal human conditions into medical ailments. 
C)  Process where a traditionally non-medical professional/occupational sphere becomes labeled as medical (e.g. insurance companies). 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  Path by which a student becomes a medical professional. 
B)  Process of turning commonly regarded normal human conditions into medical ailments. 
C)  Process where a traditionally non-medical professional/occupational sphere becomes labeled as medical (e.g. insurance companies). 
D)  None of the above. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 20

What is managed care? What is its role in health care delivery? What effect does it have on the work of physicians?

Accepted Answer

Managed care is a system of healthcare d

Which is NOT an important feature of a positive relationship for patients with their physician?

Millman contended that a "gentlemen's agreement" existed among the hospital physicians. What did this agreement allow for?

At the beginning of the 21st century we are witnessing that the dominance of medical profession is:

Which is NOT a term used to describe free-standing emergency centers?

What attracted corporations to health care delivery is the potential for:

Etiquette was a more important _______________ than accountability in undermining attempts at critical evaluation of physicians by physicians.

What situation has reduced public confidence in medicine more than any other single issue?

The medical profession has been strengthened through an oversupply of doctors.

The problem with a professional dominance thesis is that it does not allow for decline.

The decline in the status of physicians is largely due to greater:

Physicians cannot be arrested and/or sentenced to prison for misrepresenting care they claimed they gave to Medicare and Medicaid patients, because of the "veil."

Support through planning grants and loan guarantees was provided to encourage the development of _______________; a form of prepaid group practice emphasizing preventive care.

"The social control of medical practice has traditionally presented special problems for American society." How so? What kind of problems?

_____________ are schedules of fees placing a ceiling on how much the government will pay for specific services rendered to Medicare patients by hospitals and doctors.

There is a changing relationship between physicians and their patients. Identify and discuss trends contributing to this change.

It is generally difficult to find a physician who will be openly critical of another physician or who will publicly testify against a colleague.

Millman contended that a technical error was making the mistake of being unreliable, uncooperative, lacking in responsibility to patients, and failing to acknowledge subordination to superiors.

The social control of medical practice has been beneficial for American society.

What is medicalization?

What is managed care? What is its role in health care delivery? What effect does it have on the work of physicians?

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Exam 11: The Physician in a Changing Society

Which is NOT an important feature of a positive relationship for patients with their physician?

Millman contended that a "gentlemen's agreement" existed among the hospital physicians. What did this agreement allow for?

At the beginning of the 21st century we are witnessing that the dominance of medical profession is:

Which is NOT a term used to describe free-standing emergency centers?

What attracted corporations to health care delivery is the potential for:

Etiquette was a more important _______________ than accountability in undermining attempts at critical evaluation of physicians by physicians.

What situation has reduced public confidence in medicine more than any other single issue?

The medical profession has been strengthened through an oversupply of doctors.

The problem with a professional dominance thesis is that it does not allow for decline.

The decline in the status of physicians is largely due to greater:

Physicians cannot be arrested and/or sentenced to prison for misrepresenting care they claimed they gave to Medicare and Medicaid patients, because of the "veil."

Support through planning grants and loan guarantees was provided to encourage the development of _______________; a form of prepaid group practice emphasizing preventive care.

"The social control of medical practice has traditionally presented special problems for American society." How so? What kind of problems?

_____________ are schedules of fees placing a ceiling on how much the government will pay for specific services rendered to Medicare patients by hospitals and doctors.

There is a changing relationship between physicians and their patients. Identify and discuss trends contributing to this change.

It is generally difficult to find a physician who will be openly critical of another physician or who will publicly testify against a colleague.

Millman contended that a technical error was making the mistake of being unreliable, uncooperative, lacking in responsibility to patients, and failing to acknowledge subordination to superiors.

The social control of medical practice has been beneficial for American society.

What is medicalization?

What is managed care? What is its role in health care delivery? What effect does it have on the work of physicians?

Medical Sociology

Epidemiology

The Social Demography of Health: Social Class

The Social Demography of Health: Gender, Age, and Race

Social Stress and Health

Health Behavior and Lifestyles

Illness Behavior

The Sick Role

Doctor-Patient Interaction

Physicians

The Hospital in Society

Health Care Reform and Health Policy in the United States

Global Health Care

Filters