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HSC310 Exam 2 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Practice osteopathic medicine which emphasizes the musculoskeletal system and how it has an impact on all our body's responses. - Answer-DO Osteopathic medicine emphasizes... - Answer-The musculoskeletal system and how it has an impact on all o...

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HSC310 Exam 2 Study Guide with
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Practice osteopathic medicine which emphasizes the musculoskeletal system and how it has an

impact on all our body's responses. - Answer✔✔-DO


Osteopathic medicine emphasizes... - Answer✔✔-The musculoskeletal system and how it has an

impact on all our body's responses.


Practice allopathic medicine, which focuses on active intervention to counteract and neutralize

the effects of disease - Answer✔✔-MD


Allopathic medicine emphasizes... - Answer✔✔-Active intervention to counteract and neutralize

the effects of disease


What is the difference between DOs and MDs? - Answer✔✔-DOs have a more holistic approach

to health, not just focused on disease like allopathic medicine.


Are there more DOs or MDs in Indiana? - Answer✔✔-MDs (There are more DOs (4,824) in

comparison to MDs (420) in Indiana as of 2014)


What type of provider?


-Follow patients throughout the healthcare system for a long period of time. - Answer✔✔-

Generalist (Primary Care Provider)

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What type of provider?


-Do not follow patients over a long period of time and usually focus on one issue at a period of

time. - Answer✔✔-Specialist


True or False: DOs tend to be specialists - Answer✔✔-FALSE (DOs tend to be generalists:

Pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine)


Do MDs tend to be generalists or specialists? - Answer✔✔-Specialists (Usually focus on one

organ system/body part and tend to see patients for very short periods of time regarding a

specific issue)


What types of doctors are primary care providers? - Answer✔✔-DOs are primary care providers

because they are the first people you tend to see once you enter the healthcare delivery

system. If you have insurance through an HMO, you must first see a DO/Primary Care Physician

for a referral before you can see a specialist. This is known as gatekeeping.


If you have insurance through an HMO, you must first see a DO/Primary Care Physician for a

referral before you can see a specialist. This is known as... - Answer✔✔-Gatekeeping


-An individual who only sees patients within a hospital and have no contact with their patients

outside of the hospital/once they are discharged.


-Act as a patient's physician while they are at a hospital and tend to be on a salary, so it doesn't

matter how many patients they see in a day. - Answer✔✔-Hospitalist




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Studies have shown that hospitalist care is associated with...(4) - Answer✔✔--Shorter lengths of

stay


-Better quality of care


-Increased patient satisfaction


-Lower inpatient costs.


What is the trend with regard to the numbers of all active physicians, specialist physicians,

versus primary care physicians from 1975-2013? - Answer✔✔-From 1975-2013, the number of

primary care physicians have decreased, while specialist physicians have increased. In 2013, the

percent of specialists was 62.9% and the percent of primary care physicians was 37.4%.


From 1975-2013, the number of primary care physicians have decreased, while specialist

physicians have increased. What is most likely causing this trend? - Answer✔✔-Medicare

provides hospitals with funding in order to train physicians. Physicians typically get their training

at the hospital, which makes them more likely to become a specialist rather than a primary care

physician.


From 1975-2013, the number of primary care physicians have decreased, while specialist

physicians have increased. This is because Medicare provides hospitals with funding in order to

train physicians. When physicians get their training at the hospital, they are more likely to

become a specialist rather than a primary care physician. Why is this an issue? - Answer✔✔-This

is an issue because many people have chronic conditions that require a primary care condition,




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requiring visits over long periods of time. The more chronic conditions, the more primary care

providers we need...not specialists.


How many active primary care physicians in Indiana? - Answer✔✔-There are 5,244 active

primary care physicians in Indiana as of 2014


What is the rate per 100,000 population for primary care physicians in Indiana? - Answer✔✔-

There are 79.5 primary care physicians per 100,000 population in Indiana as of 2014, which is

far less than the US average at 91.1 primary care physicians per 100,000 population.


What is Indiana's rank among the 50 states for primary care physicians per 100,000 population?

- Answer✔✔-Indiana is ranked 38 out of 50 states for physician/population ratio.


What are the two types of maldistribution for healthcare access? - Answer✔✔-Geographic and

specialty


What is geographic maldistribution? - Answer✔✔-Geographic maldistribution refers to the

unequal number of primary care physicians in one region in comparison to another.




-Example: There are more primary care physicians in metro areas (53.3 per 100,000) compared

to non-metro areas (39.8 per 100,000).


Are there more primary care physicians in metro or non-metro/rural areas? - Answer✔✔-There

are more primary care physicians in metro areas (53.3 per 100,000) compared to non-metro

areas (39.8 per 100,000).


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