In the late 20th century, many methods were used to pay physicians for services rendered. The most popular methods include all the following except payment
a) as a base salary.
b) according to a schedule of fee-for-service (FFS).
c) based on usual, customary, reasonable (UCR) charges.
d) based on resource-based relative values(RBRVs).
e) based on patient outcomes.
Which method(s) of payment to physicians will most likely result in higher total charges due to the volume of services provided?
a) Capitation.
b) Salary.
c) Fee-for-service (FFS).
d) RBRVs.
e) Methods based on patient outcomes.
The payment method to physicians that might cause concern about under provision of medical care is
a) capitation.
b) salary.
c) fee-for-service (FFS).
d) RBRVs.
e) outcomes.
The variation in salary and total compensation for hospital administrators is much greater than that of hospital emergency room physicians. The president of a large teaching hospital may earn multiples of the president's salary of a smaller community hospital. Physicians employed by hospital emergency rooms will have very a much smaller variation in salary. One reason for this is
a) physicians work more hours than administrators.
b) variability in skill levels between the best and the worst in the field.
c) similarity in certification requirements.
d) similarity in licensure requirements.
e) variability in educational backgrounds.
The agency relationship between physicians and patients is due to
a) uncertainty about the need for care.
b) uncertainty about treatment quality and outcomes.
c) licensure rules.
d) educational backgrounds of physicians.
e) nonprofit status of hospitals.
According to the quality hypothesis of licensure, one would expect the degree of licensure to be greater for __________ than __________.
a) eyeglass fitting; eye examination by an optometrist.
b) psychological counseling; psychiatric counseling.
c) treatment of open wound that requires stitches; cutting of fingernails on a diabetic patient.
d) contact lens sale; contact lens fitting.
e) flu shot; a blood test.
According to the monopoly rents hypothesis of licensure,
a,) physicians will seek to limit the use of foreign-trained physicians.
b) only physicians should dispense flu shots.
c) allergists should welcome the new supply of herbalists in the field of allergy treatment.
d) nurse practitioners should be welcome substitutes for physicians for performing annual gynecological exams.
e) insurance has little role in ensuring current profit levels are protected.
