FACHE EXAM FLASHCARDS ACHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TESTED QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE
Question:
Acute Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for a short period of time - a few days
Question:
Sub-acute condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for 1- 3 weeks
Question:
Chronic Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for several weeks to months - often associated with debilitation
Question:
Debilitation
Answer:
Weak, feeble or infirm
Question:
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.
Question:
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.
Question:
Medical Home
Answer:
enhanced model of primary care that provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing,
and coordinated patient-centered care
Question:
Population Health
Answer:
health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution of those outcomes within the group
Question:
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
Question:
TESTED QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE
Question:
Acute Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for a short period of time - a few days
Question:
Sub-acute condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for 1- 3 weeks
Question:
Chronic Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for several weeks to months - often associated with debilitation
Question:
Debilitation
Answer:
Weak, feeble or infirm
Question:
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.
Question:
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.
Question:
Medical Home
Answer:
enhanced model of primary care that provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing,
and coordinated patient-centered care
Question:
Population Health
Answer:
health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution of those outcomes within the group
Question:
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
Question: