A Health Care Practice Has Changed Its Mix of Patients

question 3

Multiple Choice

A health care practice has changed its mix of patients and now accepts fewer self-paying and more insured patients.The office manager tells the staff to anticipate:

• A) caring for more-educated patients.
• B) offering expanded office hours and days.
• C) ordering more diagnostic tests.
• D) providing more preventive care.

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Definitions:

Criterion-related Validity

The extent to which a measure is related to an outcome or criterion, indicating how well the test predicts a specific aspect of a person's behavior or performance.

Mechanical Aptitude

Mechanical aptitude refers to a person's ability to understand and apply mechanical concepts and principles, often assessed for careers involving machinery or engineering tasks.

Criterion-related Validity

The extent to which a measure is associated with an external criterion or outcome, assessing the test's predictive or concurrent accuracy.

Content Validity

The extent to which a test measures all aspects of the concept it intends to measure.