What is the HMO Act of 1973?

What will be an ideal response?


The HMO Act was signed into law by President Nixon using federal funds and policy to promote health maintenance organizations (HMOs).

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You are pruning a rosebush and puncture the skin on your thumb with a thorn. The next day you note that the area is swollen. Which of the following best explains the swelling that has occurred?

A) Humoral immunity activation results in localized tissue damage and edema of the tissue surrounding the injury site. B) Localized vasodilation and increased capillary permeability result in plasma leakage into the tissue surrounding the injury site. C) Cell-mediated immunity activation results in chemotaxis and increased capillary permeability. D) There is an infection, resulting in edema to the surrounding tissue.

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The high pressure alarm is sounding on a home ventilator. As your partner prepares the bag-valve mask, you quickly determine that no problem exists with the machine itself. As positive pressure ventilation is initiated, you note high resistance to the ventilations and have a difficult time adequately squeezing the bag. Your next action would be to:

A) reapply the ventilator and transport. B) continue care and transport. C) check the patient's breath sounds. D) suction the tracheostomy tube.

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A computer's hardware serves four main functions, including inputting data, processing data, outputting data, and 

A. storing data. B. word processing. C. deleting data. D. programming data.

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Employees of the institution that sponsors the IRB may participate as a research subject if they so wish and if they meet the criteria of the researcher.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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