Following a Systematic Review,random Control Studies,clinical Audit,and a Cost Evaluation,an

question 8

Multiple Choice

Following a systematic review,random control studies,clinical audit,and a cost evaluation,an assay for assessment of growth hormone level as a predictor of bone cancer has been recommended to be performed in your chemistry laboratory.What might be an issue if the group recommending this assay was composed of all oncologists?

• A) This group would likely not have the expertise needed to suggest implementation and develop a guideline.
• B) This specialty group of physicians might be motivated to implement this test to produce income for the group practice.
• C) The systematic review,research studies,and statistical analysis would be beyond the scope of this group of physicians.
• D) There is nothing inappropriate about this group because they are experts in the field.

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Definitions:

Constant Returns to Scale

The situation where an increase in all inputs by a certain factor leads to an increase in output by the same factor, showing linear scalability in production.

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where production costs per unit increase as a firm's output expands, often due to inefficiencies that arise from becoming too large.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced; it includes all variable and fixed costs.