A Physician Has a Private Practice Employing a Physician Assistant

question 28

Multiple Choice

A physician has a private practice employing a physician assistant, a nurse, and a medical assistant. The physician also has hospital privileges at a nearby facility. Who owns the medical records generated by both and him and the staff at the practice?

• A) the public health department
• B) the physician assistant if he or she treated the patient
• C) the hospital
• D) the insurance company paying the bills
• E) the physician

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Definitions:

Production Function

A mathematical representation that describes how inputs like labor and capital are turned into outputs, such as goods or services.

Inputs

The resources used in the production process to produce goods or services, including labor, materials, and capital.

Output

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Returns To Scale

A concept in economics that describes how the output of a production process changes as the scale of production inputs changes.