ACHE BOG Practice Exam

# 1 According to the ACHE’s Code of Ethics, one way that healthcare executives can avoid or minimize the negative implications of conflict of interest is to: Make the conflict known to those in superior positions. #2 The principles of quality improvement require that healthcare executives change their management philosophy from: Finding fault with employees to finding problems in processes. #3 What type of problem arises when a healthcare executive knowingly allows the organization to continue double billing? An actual conflict of interest, even absent a direct economic benefit to the healthcare executive. #4 Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to determine physicians’ clinical productivity? RVU #5 Which of the following third-party reimbursement methods provides the largest financial incentive for the provider to reduce cost? Prospective payment #6 Statements of earnings, financial positions, changes in financial position and retained earnings are required to be submitted yearly by all: Publicly owned healthcare organizations. #181 In a healthcare organization, who has ultimate fiduciary responsibility? Board of directors #182 Medicare DRG payment is highly dependent upon a hospital’s case mix index. This index represents the average relative weight for all Medicare patients treated in a: Specific period #183 If a CEO wanted to look at a “snapshot” of the financial condition of the healthcare organization, he/she would review which of the following? Balance Sheet #184 Where should charity care be shown in a healthcare organization’s financial statement? In the notes to the financial statements #185 Which of the following is the best way to assign costs in responsibility management Assign costs to the department manager who is responsible for making decisions about those costs