Deck 12: The Health Care Workforce Market

Question 1

Licensing limited the scope of which of the following medical practitioners?

A) Osteopaths
B) Pathologists
C) Homeopaths
D) Physical therapists
E)Chiropractors
F)Midwives

Answer 1

A, C, E, F

Question 2

In 1910, a commissioned study that came to be known as the __________________ offered a highly critical review of medical education that led to the closure of many U.S. medical schools and the addition of a second requirement for becoming a licensed physician graduating from an accredited medical school.

Answer 2

Flexner Report

Question 3

In 2012, what percentage of the 815,000 actively practicing physicians in the United States were board-certified specialists?

A) 45%
B) 55%
C) 65%
D) 75%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which piece of legislation increased federal assistance to medical schools, which led to an approximate doubling in the size of physician training programs and a significant increase in the number of physicians between 1965 and 1980?

A) Affordable Care Act
B) Health Professions Education Act
C) Immigration Act
D) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 5

Even with the new incentives for new insured enrollees to access primary care services, there are more than enough general practitioners to meet the demand.

Question 6

The U.S. government has a policy of forgiving a limited number of student loans for physicians who agree to practice medicine in underserved geographical areas under the National Health Service Corps.

Question 7

By 2001, more than half of the female and more than 40% of the male physicians under the age of 35 were practicing in which fields of medicine?

A) Cardiology
B) Gerontology
C) Family practice
D) Internal medicine
E)Pediatrics

Question 8

Overall, there is a decrease in primary care careers from 25.6% in 1999 to 21.5% in 2002; however, this trend is changing due to the implementation of what piece of legislation?

A) Affordable Care Act
B) Health Professions Education Act
C) Nurse Training Act
D) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 9

Which of the following are acceptable paths to achieving an RN degree?

A) One-year on-the-job training programs in hospitals
B) Two-year associate programs in community colleges
C) Three-year diploma programs in hospitals
D) 4-year baccalaureate programs in colleges

Question 10

Hospitals have been found to be wage setters, and the short-run supply of nurses is extremely wage inelastic.