FACHE BOARD OF Governors
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Question:
An efficient Formulary and Therapeutics Committee in many hospitals evaluates all of
the following except: a. Symptoms of adverse reactions. b. Patients' current medication
effectiveness. c. Contraindications. d. Specific drugs in terms of appropriateness to
caseload.
Answer:
b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
Question:
Healthcare organizations often utilize special purpose software which allows rapid
access to large archives of integrated data to assist management with decision
making. This is typically referred to as a (an): a. System analysis program. b. Report
writer. c. Decision matrix management tool. d. Executive decision support system.
Answer:
d. Executive decision support system.
Question:
Which of the following would represent the most common cause of adverse drug
events (ADEs)? a. Lack of standardization. b. Lack of knowledge of drug. c. Preparation
errors. d. Transcription errors.
Answer:
b. Lack of knowledge of drug.
,Question:
What is the primary advantage of the corporate form of organization for a healthcare
provider? a. It exists by virtue of a statute providing for its formation. b. It has powers
granted to it by its charter. c. Its continued existence is not affected by the death or
disability of an owner. d. It has limited liability.
Answer:
d. It has limited liability.
Question:
Law and tradition have established basic criteria for healthcare governing boards. One
criteria is that: a. All members agree to receive care at the governed organization. b.
Board members provide a specified amount of financial support. c. The actions of the
board are reasonable and prudent. d. The board must meet a minimum of two times
each year.
Answer:
c. The actions of the board are reasonable and prudent.
Question:
Continuous quality improvement assumes that: a. Achievement will be rewarded. b.
There is direction from top management. c. There is no upper limit to excellence. d.
Interconnected work teams are in place.
Answer:
c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
Question:
Which of the following best describes the responsibility of a hospital with an emergency
department (ED) when a person comes to the ED for Examination or treatment? a. The
hospital must admit the patient for observation and treatment if an emergency
condition exists. b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to
determine whether an emergency condition exists and, if so, stabilize the condition. c.
The hospital may inquire as to the individual's method of payment or insurance status
prior to rendering services. d. If the individual is uninsured, the hospital must transfer
the patient to the nearest public hospital designated for the care and treatment of
medically indigent persons.
Answer:
b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to determine whether
an emergency condition exists and, if so, stabilize the condition.
,Question:
What was the first major law to have a significant impact on individual privacy in the
workplace? a. Civil Rights Act b. Fair Credit Reporting Act c. Polygraph Protection Act d.
Privacy Act
Answer:
a. Civil Rights Act
Question:
How does physician self-referral or Stark laws apply to Medicare payments? a. The law
applies to private party insurance and does not apply to Medicare payments. b. The law
establishes an additional payment to the normal Medicare payment fees due to the
added complexity of referrals. c. The law allows a claim to be filed with Medicare for a
service provided by a physician who has a financial interest in the DHS. d. The law
prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or to any person or other
entity for a prohibited DHS referral.
Answer:
d. The law prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or to any person or
other entity for a prohibited DHS referral.
Question:
Which of the following is not an advantage of an effective Corporate Compliance
Program for a healthcare organization? a. Initiating immediate and appropriate
corrective actions. b. Costs of implementation and operations. c. Developing processes
to allow employees to report potential problems d. Identifying and preventing criminal
and unethical conduct.
Answer:
b. Costs of implementation and operations.
Question:
A privilege of confidentiality exists in a physician-patient relationship when the
physician-acquired information is: a. Documented in the patient's medical records. b.
Substantiated by the patient's nurse. c. Related to the care and treatment of the
patient. d. Confirmed and documented by the patient.
Answer:
c. Related to the care and treatment of the patient.
, Question:
Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must: a. Be accredited by the
Joint Commission. b. Serve Medicaid beneficiaries. c. Meet the Conditions of
Participation. d. Be in compliance with state Certificate of Need laws.
Answer:
c. Meet the Conditions of Participation.
Question:
Which physician organization is responsible for accrediting residency training
programs? a. ACGME b. AAMC c. CAT d. BPQA
Answer:
a. ACGME
Question:
Which of the following are important aspects to consider when establishing a joint
venture? a. Joint ventures involve independent management teams and independent
governance structures. b. Joint ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can
be difficult to dissolve, and are usually expected to be permanent. c. Joint ventures are
managed like an internal organization and are usually renegotiated annually. d. Joint
ventures are developed to acquire portions of the parent organizations and are
generally accepted as irreversible.
Answer:
b. Joint ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve,
and are usually expected to be permanent.
Question:
A balanced scorecard is a set of performance measurements used to: a. Assess patient
satisfaction. b. Ensure the organization does not exceed one performance metric at the
expense of another. c. Provide a scorecard for annual performance monitoring. d.
Gather and monitor financial data.
Answer:
b. Ensure the organization does not exceed one performance metric at the expense of
another.
Certification
Practice Assessment Questions and
Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
An efficient Formulary and Therapeutics Committee in many hospitals evaluates all of
the following except: a. Symptoms of adverse reactions. b. Patients' current medication
effectiveness. c. Contraindications. d. Specific drugs in terms of appropriateness to
caseload.
Answer:
b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
Question:
Healthcare organizations often utilize special purpose software which allows rapid
access to large archives of integrated data to assist management with decision
making. This is typically referred to as a (an): a. System analysis program. b. Report
writer. c. Decision matrix management tool. d. Executive decision support system.
Answer:
d. Executive decision support system.
Question:
Which of the following would represent the most common cause of adverse drug
events (ADEs)? a. Lack of standardization. b. Lack of knowledge of drug. c. Preparation
errors. d. Transcription errors.
Answer:
b. Lack of knowledge of drug.
,Question:
What is the primary advantage of the corporate form of organization for a healthcare
provider? a. It exists by virtue of a statute providing for its formation. b. It has powers
granted to it by its charter. c. Its continued existence is not affected by the death or
disability of an owner. d. It has limited liability.
Answer:
d. It has limited liability.
Question:
Law and tradition have established basic criteria for healthcare governing boards. One
criteria is that: a. All members agree to receive care at the governed organization. b.
Board members provide a specified amount of financial support. c. The actions of the
board are reasonable and prudent. d. The board must meet a minimum of two times
each year.
Answer:
c. The actions of the board are reasonable and prudent.
Question:
Continuous quality improvement assumes that: a. Achievement will be rewarded. b.
There is direction from top management. c. There is no upper limit to excellence. d.
Interconnected work teams are in place.
Answer:
c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
Question:
Which of the following best describes the responsibility of a hospital with an emergency
department (ED) when a person comes to the ED for Examination or treatment? a. The
hospital must admit the patient for observation and treatment if an emergency
condition exists. b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to
determine whether an emergency condition exists and, if so, stabilize the condition. c.
The hospital may inquire as to the individual's method of payment or insurance status
prior to rendering services. d. If the individual is uninsured, the hospital must transfer
the patient to the nearest public hospital designated for the care and treatment of
medically indigent persons.
Answer:
b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to determine whether
an emergency condition exists and, if so, stabilize the condition.
,Question:
What was the first major law to have a significant impact on individual privacy in the
workplace? a. Civil Rights Act b. Fair Credit Reporting Act c. Polygraph Protection Act d.
Privacy Act
Answer:
a. Civil Rights Act
Question:
How does physician self-referral or Stark laws apply to Medicare payments? a. The law
applies to private party insurance and does not apply to Medicare payments. b. The law
establishes an additional payment to the normal Medicare payment fees due to the
added complexity of referrals. c. The law allows a claim to be filed with Medicare for a
service provided by a physician who has a financial interest in the DHS. d. The law
prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or to any person or other
entity for a prohibited DHS referral.
Answer:
d. The law prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or to any person or
other entity for a prohibited DHS referral.
Question:
Which of the following is not an advantage of an effective Corporate Compliance
Program for a healthcare organization? a. Initiating immediate and appropriate
corrective actions. b. Costs of implementation and operations. c. Developing processes
to allow employees to report potential problems d. Identifying and preventing criminal
and unethical conduct.
Answer:
b. Costs of implementation and operations.
Question:
A privilege of confidentiality exists in a physician-patient relationship when the
physician-acquired information is: a. Documented in the patient's medical records. b.
Substantiated by the patient's nurse. c. Related to the care and treatment of the
patient. d. Confirmed and documented by the patient.
Answer:
c. Related to the care and treatment of the patient.
, Question:
Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must: a. Be accredited by the
Joint Commission. b. Serve Medicaid beneficiaries. c. Meet the Conditions of
Participation. d. Be in compliance with state Certificate of Need laws.
Answer:
c. Meet the Conditions of Participation.
Question:
Which physician organization is responsible for accrediting residency training
programs? a. ACGME b. AAMC c. CAT d. BPQA
Answer:
a. ACGME
Question:
Which of the following are important aspects to consider when establishing a joint
venture? a. Joint ventures involve independent management teams and independent
governance structures. b. Joint ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can
be difficult to dissolve, and are usually expected to be permanent. c. Joint ventures are
managed like an internal organization and are usually renegotiated annually. d. Joint
ventures are developed to acquire portions of the parent organizations and are
generally accepted as irreversible.
Answer:
b. Joint ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve,
and are usually expected to be permanent.
Question:
A balanced scorecard is a set of performance measurements used to: a. Assess patient
satisfaction. b. Ensure the organization does not exceed one performance metric at the
expense of another. c. Provide a scorecard for annual performance monitoring. d.
Gather and monitor financial data.
Answer:
b. Ensure the organization does not exceed one performance metric at the expense of
another.
