29 August 2026
ACHE BOG TestBANK Exam 250 comprehensive
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According to the Code of Ethics, one way executives can avoid or minimize negative
implications of conflict of interest is:
a) develop a PR plan to address conflict of interest scenarios
b) not participate in specific decisions where conflict may exist
c) ensure members submit annual holdings for inspection
d) make the conflict known to those in superior positions - correct answer-D
Which of the following courts has jurisdiction to hear cases involving such matters as
surgery for an incompetent person or the IVC of mentally ill persons?
A) family court
B) juvenile court
C) appellate court
D) probate court - correct answer-D
To guard against the loss of assets an administrator should do which of the following
A) encourage off site storage of equipment
B) allow directors to determine the frequency of asset inventories
C) ensure that billing and collections are handled by the same team
D) implement detailed procedures, risk control, and annual outside audits - correct answer-D
A food service director is assigned responsibility for EVS. This is an example o f
A) redundant management
B) matrix management
C) oversight management
D) service line management - correct answer-B
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Which of the following management styles allows the highest subordinate freedoms and
lowest personal authority
A) autocratic
B) participative
C) democratic
D) laissez-faire - correct answer-D
Under the regulations of the IRS, a tax exempt entity
A) must provide benefit to those institutions operating or affiliated with the entity
B) must limit the benefit to any private individual
C) must provide a public benefit to the community
D) can minimize penalties if it limits private benefits to >50% - correct answer-C
Network of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers that provide services for a
negotiated fee are called:
A) HMO
B) PSO
C) PPO
D) MSO - correct answer-C
The practice of a provider seeing a patient more often than medically necessary primarily to increase
revenue through an increase number of services is called
A) cost shifting
B) buffering
C) turfing
D) churning - correct answer-D
Which of the following regulations exempted self-funded employer-sponsored health insurance
plans from state insurance regulation?
A) BBA
B) TEFRA
C) COBRA
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D) ERISA - correct answer-D
Hospitals that were acquired by hospital systems generally have which characteristic?
A) they operate at a net gain
B) they incur higher debt levels
C) they are located in markets with smaller numbers of HMO's
D) they are younger not for profit hospitals with higher occupied beds - correct answer-B
Hospital is known for their ability to attract and retain nurses despite the significant nursing
shortages are called
A) professional excellence center
B) shared governance facilities
C) magnet hospitals
D) baldridge winners - correct answer-C
The reimbursement method that was first adopted by Medicare and later by third-party payers is
known as A) ICD9
B) RBRVS
C) RUG
D) DRG - correct answer-D
The principal goal of a health service organization's hospital model is
A) security
B) disease treatment
C) quality of life
D) comfort - correct answer-B
Which segment of the healthcare delivery system is exclusively dedicated to terminally ill patients A)
Trauma centers
B) tertiary care centers
C) hospice programs
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D) pastoral care services - correct answer-C
Emerging physician organizations are usually private for-profit corporations. In order to gain not-
forprofit status such organizations must
A) give 50% of profits to charity
B) have a community dominated board of governments
C) create a partnership with a not for profit hospital
D) Minimize double taxation to members by passing proceeds directly to the members - correct
answer-B
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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer-C
Which of the following would be a DISCRETE measure of continuous improvement
A) gender