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IHMO chapter 11
Practice test questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An organization that gives members freedom of choice among physicians and hospitals and provides a higher level of benefits if the providers listed on the plan are used is called a/an | Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
| A program that offers a combination of HMO-style cost management and PPO-style freedom of choice is a/an | Point of service plan (POS) |
| When a physician sees a patient more than is medically necessary, it is called | Churning |
| What is the correct procedure to collect a copayment on a managed care plan? | Time of arrival at visit |
| Practitioners in an HMO program may come under peer review by a professional group called a | Quality of improvement organization (QIO) |
| Referral of a patient recommended by one specialist to another specialist is known as | Tertiary care |
| Kaiser Permanente's medical plan is a closed panel program, which means | Limits choice of personal physicians |
| What plan allows members of Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program to seek medical help from non-Kaiser physicians? | Point of service (POS) |
| A significant contribution to HMO development was the | Health Maintenance organization act of 1973 |
| An organization that gives members freedom of choice among physicians and hospitals and provides a higher level of benefits if the providers listed on the plan are used is called a/an | Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
| What is the name of an organization of physicians sponsored by a state or local medical association that is concerned with the development and delivery of medical services and the cost of health care? | Foundation for medical care |
| Practitioners in an HMO program may come under peer review by a professional group called a | quality improvement organization |
| A program that offers a combination of HMO-style cost management and PPO-style freedom of choice is a/an | Point of service plan (POS) |