FACHE WEEKS 1-12 COMBINED FINAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Acute Condition. Answer: A condition that has been present for a
short period of time - a few days
◉ Sub-acute condition. Answer: A condition that has been present for 1-
3 weeks
◉ Chronic Condition. Answer: A condition that has been present for
several weeks to months - often associated with debilitation
◉ Debilitation. Answer: Weak, feeble or infirm
◉ Length of Stay (LOS). Answer: Number of days a patient stays in the
hospital and counted by the number of nights spent in the hospital.
◉ Case Mix Index (CMI). Answer: A measure of the clinical severity or
resource requirements of the patients in a particular hospital or treated
by a particular clinician during a specific time period.
, ◉ Medical Home. Answer: enhanced model of primary care that
provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing, and
coordinated patient-centered care
◉ Population Health. Answer: health outcomes of a group of people, and
the distribution of those outcomes within the group
◉ What are the 2 Population Health Measures? Answer: 1. Incidence:
number of cases occurring in a population within a time period
2. Prevalence: the total number of cases in the population at a single
point in time
◉ Institute of Medicine (IOM). Answer: Non-governmental,
independent, and nonprofit organization of physicians that provides
unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-makers, as
well as the public.
◉ Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ). Answer:
Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that
surveys and reports quality data
◉ HCAHPS. Answer: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Acute Condition. Answer: A condition that has been present for a
short period of time - a few days
◉ Sub-acute condition. Answer: A condition that has been present for 1-
3 weeks
◉ Chronic Condition. Answer: A condition that has been present for
several weeks to months - often associated with debilitation
◉ Debilitation. Answer: Weak, feeble or infirm
◉ Length of Stay (LOS). Answer: Number of days a patient stays in the
hospital and counted by the number of nights spent in the hospital.
◉ Case Mix Index (CMI). Answer: A measure of the clinical severity or
resource requirements of the patients in a particular hospital or treated
by a particular clinician during a specific time period.
, ◉ Medical Home. Answer: enhanced model of primary care that
provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing, and
coordinated patient-centered care
◉ Population Health. Answer: health outcomes of a group of people, and
the distribution of those outcomes within the group
◉ What are the 2 Population Health Measures? Answer: 1. Incidence:
number of cases occurring in a population within a time period
2. Prevalence: the total number of cases in the population at a single
point in time
◉ Institute of Medicine (IOM). Answer: Non-governmental,
independent, and nonprofit organization of physicians that provides
unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-makers, as
well as the public.
◉ Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ). Answer:
Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that
surveys and reports quality data
◉ HCAHPS. Answer: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
