PHARM 340 Final Exam Practice 1

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The primary role of the pharmacist is largely focused around:

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Which healthcare professional has the most in quantity?

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The motivation of a professional shares this theme with Concordia's mission:

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The “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity” refers to the:

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To reduce health care costs, the patient should avoid the hospital emergency room for a(n)
_________ problem, and should go to a physician office, urgent care center, or a clinic setting, instead.

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Select the false statement.

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The uninsured rate in the US in 2010 is around

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Incident-to-billing can be used in which of the following practice settings:

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Ethnicity can be:

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In 1905, the American Medical Association, with support from the Carnegie Foundation,
commissioned a study of U.S. medical schools in response to decades of concern about the
quality of medical education and training. The resulting Flexner Report is considered a
benchmark in the history of medical education because it:

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The health care system in the United States has been described as a “sickness system” developed for
acute disease rather than prevention or reduction of chronic disease.

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Cost is the biggest factor or reason for not having health insurance. The current healthcare reform
provides provisions and incentives to lower this barrier.

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According to the definition of Quality (in healthcare), it is intended to increase:

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In 2006, the average number of prescription drug purchases is greater by the “poor” than for the
“middle income” or “high income.”

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Primary prevention initiatives in public health typically

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As discussed in the Public Health lecture, how many Essential Public Health Services are there?

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According to Dr. Arneson’s lecture the most common type of community pharmacy is:

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According to a JAMA report in 1995, 78% of system failures and errors can be attributed to:

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Select the true statement about drug development:

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Some of the advantages of unit dose or unit of use include(s):

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For a patented prescription drug, the slope of the demand curve will likely stay the same after introduction of a generic version because the same number of patients need the drug.

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The majority of patients in hospice care are

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Post marketing surveillance is also known as

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Hospitals are licensed by The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO).

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Hospitals have reacted to Medicare PPS and insurance plan capitation by

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Ambulatory care has grown in the past several decades due to

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All of the professional pharmacy organizations below have a focus on professional advocacy EXCEPT

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Hospital emergency rooms are high-cost, high capability entities making them a good fit for only a small portion of healthcare cases.

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All of the following contribute to increased competition EXCEPT:

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A New Drug Application (NDA) is submitted to the FDA

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The following statements concerning the Veterans Administration are true:

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Funding for delivery of Mental Health services

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Phase one clinical trials focus on

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Select the false statement about mental health and substance abuse:

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Select the true statement.

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The long term care continuum is correctly indicated in which progression:

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With respect to risk management, the possibility of loss but no gain (for example fires and storms) is
considered:

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We are projected to run out of bar codes

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Many patients of employer-based insurance plans suffering from a mental or substance disorder avoid diagnosis or treatment.

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The passage of Medicare and Medicaid led to

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Hospitals are accredited by:

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The federal government often intercedes in healthcare when

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The Medicare program is administered by the CMS.

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Pick the correct order for increasing educational requirements and compensation:

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While health care reform laws have been proposed and debated in congress during multiple presidential administrations including Truman and most recently Clinton, the 2010 reforms represent the first passage of any federal reform law.

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An example(s) of socialized medicine is which of the following:

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The type of health care system where the government participates in or enforces participation in the country’s health care system, employs health care practitioners, owns health care facilities, and administers the health care system is:

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Services of PBMs include all of the following except:

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Diagnosis-related groups are the basis for:

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HMOs typically employ several characteristic strategies including

Compiled Exam questions from past exams/quizzes

PHARM 340 Final Exam Practice 1

The primary role of the pharmacist is largely focused around:

Which healthcare professional has the most in quantity?

The motivation of a professional shares this theme with Concordia's mission:

The “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” refers to the:

To reduce health care costs, the patient should avoid the hospital emergency room for a(n) _________ problem, and should go to a physician office, urgent care center, or a clinic setting, instead.

Select the false statement.

The uninsured rate in the US in 2010 is around

Incident-to-billing can be used in which of the following practice settings:

Ethnicity can be:

The health care system in the United States has been described as a “sickness system” developed for acute disease rather than prevention or reduction of chronic disease.

Cost is the biggest factor or reason for not having health insurance. The current healthcare reform provides provisions and incentives to lower this barrier.

According to the definition of Quality (in healthcare), it is intended to increase:

In 2006, the average number of prescription drug purchases is greater by the “poor” than for the “middle income” or “high income.”

Primary prevention initiatives in public health typically

As discussed in the Public Health lecture, how many Essential Public Health Services are there?

According to Dr. Arneson’s lecture the most common type of community pharmacy is:

According to a JAMA report in 1995, 78% of system failures and errors can be attributed to:

Select the true statement about drug development:

Some of the advantages of unit dose or unit of use include(s):

The “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity” refers to the:

To reduce health care costs, the patient should avoid the hospital emergency room for a(n)
_________ problem, and should go to a physician office, urgent care center, or a clinic setting, instead.

The health care system in the United States has been described as a “sickness system” developed for
acute disease rather than prevention or reduction of chronic disease.

Cost is the biggest factor or reason for not having health insurance. The current healthcare reform
provides provisions and incentives to lower this barrier.

In 2006, the average number of prescription drug purchases is greater by the “poor” than for the
“middle income” or “high income.”

With respect to risk management, the possibility of loss but no gain (for example fires and storms) is
considered: