ACHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS EXAM 2026
FINAL PAPER PAST QUESTIONS VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL
STUDY SET GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following is a key responsibilities of a governing board
A) recruit and select the CEO
B) operationalize the organization strategic plan
C) assist the CEO with evaluation of the rest of the management team
D) develop a physician recruitment plan.
Answer: A
⩥ Which of the following is intended to reduce cost improve quality by
giving access to financial, clinical and administrative information
A) CHIN
B) LAHN
C) VPHN
D) HFTN.
Answer: A
⩥ When introducing a new information technology system to a
healthcare organization resistance can be effectively addressed by
,A) eliminating social groups that appear within the organization
B) employing a policy mandated used throughout the organization
C) focusing on the system users and being responsive to their needs
D) The system changes to allow staff to see the cost savings.
Answer: C
⩥ Which of the following would be a DISCRETE measure of
continuous improvement
A) gender
B) weight
C) height
D) temperature.
Answer: A
⩥ The qui tam provision of the federal false claims act is a statute aimed
at those who commit fraud against the government
A) have minimal impact in the healthcare industry
B) prohibits the citizen from sharing the recovered funds
C) allows any citizen to bring suit in the name of the United States
D) Can be generated from the media reports.
Answer: C
,⩥ Which of the following activities is illegal for tax exempt healthcare
organizations
A) allowing an employee to testify before a legislative body regarding
pending decisions that would affect the organization
B) lobbying members of Congress for healthcare reform
C) endorsing a candidate for public office
D) Sponsoring a political action committee and a for-profit subsidiary.
Answer: C
⩥ Which statement best describes the status of health organizations
under antitrust law?
A) The medical staff appointments are exempt from antitrust litigation
B) they are subject to antitrust law relative to price-fixing and boycotts
C) they are exempt from most anti-trust principles because they are
charitable
D) they are subject to antitrust law just as any other industry.
Answer: D
⩥ Which of the following best summarizes the legal status of the
physician-patient relationship?
A) it is based on an expressed or implied contract, from which certain
elements of duty arise
B) it is based on acceptance of remuneration for services rendered unless
chair to care is designated
, C) it has no legal status and that it is a private business relationship,
unless the patient is a Medicare beneficiary
D) it is governed by the hospital or health systems medical staff bylaws.
Answer: A
⩥ A major advantage of capitation for primary care gate keepers is that it
A) guarantees primary care physicians will make more money than they
ever made in the fee-for-service environment
B) encourages primary care physicians to be more judicious in their
referrals to specialists
C) elevate the primary care physician's status in the eyes of his patients
D) Makes it easier for health plans to collect utilization data from
physicians.
Answer: B
⩥ Bundled pricing (paying a single fee for all services) for such services
as total hip replacement or coronary artery bypass surgery effects
physician-hospital relationships by:
A) reducing the need to devote administrative effort to measuring
outcomes and performance indicators
B) putting the physician and hospital at odds with one another over the
distribution of fees
C) promoting efforts to collaborate and integrate efforts to provide for
efficient care
FINAL PAPER PAST QUESTIONS VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS PROFESSIONAL
STUDY SET GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following is a key responsibilities of a governing board
A) recruit and select the CEO
B) operationalize the organization strategic plan
C) assist the CEO with evaluation of the rest of the management team
D) develop a physician recruitment plan.
Answer: A
⩥ Which of the following is intended to reduce cost improve quality by
giving access to financial, clinical and administrative information
A) CHIN
B) LAHN
C) VPHN
D) HFTN.
Answer: A
⩥ When introducing a new information technology system to a
healthcare organization resistance can be effectively addressed by
,A) eliminating social groups that appear within the organization
B) employing a policy mandated used throughout the organization
C) focusing on the system users and being responsive to their needs
D) The system changes to allow staff to see the cost savings.
Answer: C
⩥ Which of the following would be a DISCRETE measure of
continuous improvement
A) gender
B) weight
C) height
D) temperature.
Answer: A
⩥ The qui tam provision of the federal false claims act is a statute aimed
at those who commit fraud against the government
A) have minimal impact in the healthcare industry
B) prohibits the citizen from sharing the recovered funds
C) allows any citizen to bring suit in the name of the United States
D) Can be generated from the media reports.
Answer: C
,⩥ Which of the following activities is illegal for tax exempt healthcare
organizations
A) allowing an employee to testify before a legislative body regarding
pending decisions that would affect the organization
B) lobbying members of Congress for healthcare reform
C) endorsing a candidate for public office
D) Sponsoring a political action committee and a for-profit subsidiary.
Answer: C
⩥ Which statement best describes the status of health organizations
under antitrust law?
A) The medical staff appointments are exempt from antitrust litigation
B) they are subject to antitrust law relative to price-fixing and boycotts
C) they are exempt from most anti-trust principles because they are
charitable
D) they are subject to antitrust law just as any other industry.
Answer: D
⩥ Which of the following best summarizes the legal status of the
physician-patient relationship?
A) it is based on an expressed or implied contract, from which certain
elements of duty arise
B) it is based on acceptance of remuneration for services rendered unless
chair to care is designated
, C) it has no legal status and that it is a private business relationship,
unless the patient is a Medicare beneficiary
D) it is governed by the hospital or health systems medical staff bylaws.
Answer: A
⩥ A major advantage of capitation for primary care gate keepers is that it
A) guarantees primary care physicians will make more money than they
ever made in the fee-for-service environment
B) encourages primary care physicians to be more judicious in their
referrals to specialists
C) elevate the primary care physician's status in the eyes of his patients
D) Makes it easier for health plans to collect utilization data from
physicians.
Answer: B
⩥ Bundled pricing (paying a single fee for all services) for such services
as total hip replacement or coronary artery bypass surgery effects
physician-hospital relationships by:
A) reducing the need to devote administrative effort to measuring
outcomes and performance indicators
B) putting the physician and hospital at odds with one another over the
distribution of fees
C) promoting efforts to collaborate and integrate efforts to provide for
efficient care
