Changed AHM-250 Exam Questions

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Question 36

In order to compensate for lost revenue resulting from services provided free or at a significantly reduced cost to other patients, many healthcare providers spread these unreimbursed costs to paying patients or third-party payors. This practice is known

Options:

dual choice

cost shifting

accreditation

defensive medicine

Question 37

In most cases, medical errors are caused by breakdowns in the healthcare system rather than by provider mistakes.

Options:

True

False

Question 38

From the following answer choices, choose the description of the ethical principle that best corresponds to the term Beneficence

Options:

Health plans and their providers are obligated not to harm their members

Health plans and their providers should treat each member in a manner that respects the member's goals and values, and they also have a duty to promote the good of the members as a group

Health plans and their providers should allocate resources in a way that fairly distributes benefits and burdens among the members

Health plans and their providers have a duty to respect the right of their members to make decisions about the course of their lives

Question 39

More procedures or services may be fully covered within the PPO network than those out of network.