ACHE FACHE BOG MANAGEMENT FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ The method referred to as value analysis is used in inventory
control activities to:
a) Make adequate substitutions for requisitioned items
b) Reduce the quantity of items issued to the various departments
c) Reduce costs without impairing functional efficiencies
d) Relate quantity and quality of items. Answer: c) Reduce costs
without impairing functional efficiencies
◉ Effective facilities maintenance depends on:
a) Life-cycle planning of equipment
b) An up to date inventory of equipment parts for replacement
c) A periodic update on a preventative maintenance schedule
d) Maintaining facilities & equipment on a preventive schedule.
Answer: d) Maintaining facilities & equipment on a preventive
schedule
,◉ The principal advantage for an inpatient facility to affiliate with a
geriatric care program is that such an arrangement:
a) Provides for the continuum of care for patients
b) Permits patients to receive care in the home settings
c) Requires less skilled personnel to provide cared.
d) Is less costly to the patient. Answer: a) Provides for the
continuum of care for patients
◉ Which of the following is NOT an example of vertical integration:
a) Continuums of Care
b) Health-system owned assisted living facility
c) Supply Chain Management
d) Merger of Two Hospitals. Answer: d) Merger of Two Hospitals
◉ The most useful way for a healthcare organization to deal with
outside regulatory and credentialing bodies is to:
a) Identify opportunities to influence political outcomes
b) Regularly maintain both formal and informal relationships with
these agencies
, c) Deal with these agencies only in written form so as to have a clear
paper trail for subsequent review and analysis
d) Provide only the minimum amount of information required to
comply with the regulations of the agency. Answer: b) Regularly
maintain both formal and informal relationships with these agencies
◉ What is an important advantage of physician participation in IPAs
vs. other models?
a) IPAs normally pay providers better than staff or group models
b) Physicians participating in IPAs can limit their dependence on a
single HMO
c) IPAs avoid serious tensions that arise between primary care and
specialty providers
d) IPAs rarely use gatekeepers and preadmission certs. Answer: b)
Physicians participating in IPAs can limit their dependence on a
single HMO
◉ The agency normally responsible for regulation of the financial
solvency and subscriber regulations of HMOs is the:
a) State Insurance Commission
b) U.S. Department of Commerce.
c) U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ The method referred to as value analysis is used in inventory
control activities to:
a) Make adequate substitutions for requisitioned items
b) Reduce the quantity of items issued to the various departments
c) Reduce costs without impairing functional efficiencies
d) Relate quantity and quality of items. Answer: c) Reduce costs
without impairing functional efficiencies
◉ Effective facilities maintenance depends on:
a) Life-cycle planning of equipment
b) An up to date inventory of equipment parts for replacement
c) A periodic update on a preventative maintenance schedule
d) Maintaining facilities & equipment on a preventive schedule.
Answer: d) Maintaining facilities & equipment on a preventive
schedule
,◉ The principal advantage for an inpatient facility to affiliate with a
geriatric care program is that such an arrangement:
a) Provides for the continuum of care for patients
b) Permits patients to receive care in the home settings
c) Requires less skilled personnel to provide cared.
d) Is less costly to the patient. Answer: a) Provides for the
continuum of care for patients
◉ Which of the following is NOT an example of vertical integration:
a) Continuums of Care
b) Health-system owned assisted living facility
c) Supply Chain Management
d) Merger of Two Hospitals. Answer: d) Merger of Two Hospitals
◉ The most useful way for a healthcare organization to deal with
outside regulatory and credentialing bodies is to:
a) Identify opportunities to influence political outcomes
b) Regularly maintain both formal and informal relationships with
these agencies
, c) Deal with these agencies only in written form so as to have a clear
paper trail for subsequent review and analysis
d) Provide only the minimum amount of information required to
comply with the regulations of the agency. Answer: b) Regularly
maintain both formal and informal relationships with these agencies
◉ What is an important advantage of physician participation in IPAs
vs. other models?
a) IPAs normally pay providers better than staff or group models
b) Physicians participating in IPAs can limit their dependence on a
single HMO
c) IPAs avoid serious tensions that arise between primary care and
specialty providers
d) IPAs rarely use gatekeepers and preadmission certs. Answer: b)
Physicians participating in IPAs can limit their dependence on a
single HMO
◉ The agency normally responsible for regulation of the financial
solvency and subscriber regulations of HMOs is the:
a) State Insurance Commission
b) U.S. Department of Commerce.
c) U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices
