In Plans That Require the Primary Care Physician (PCP) to Play

question 62

Multiple Choice

In plans that require the primary care physician (PCP) to play a gatekeeper role, the PCP is given incentives to:

• A) expand office hours and/or staff to permit more patients to be seen each day.
• B) make frequent referrals to contracted network specialists.
• C) see as many patients each day as possible, even if this means less time with each patient.
• D) treat the patient as much as possible without a specialist referral unless absolutely necessary.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Events that cannot occur at the same time, meaning the occurrence of one event makes it impossible for the other event to occur.

Exhaustive

Pertaining to a comprehensive or complete method or approach that leaves no aspect unexplored or unaddressed.

Independent Events

Two or more events where the occurrence or outcome of one event does not affect the occurrence or outcome of another.

Intersection of Events

The set containing all the outcomes that are common to two or more events in probability and statistics.