ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
1. CEO Compensation should be based on:
a. the compensation arrangement with prior CEO
b. executive compensation in local corporations with similar gross
revenues
c. present day salary plus cost-of living adjustment
d. what the institution would have to pay for a similarly prepared person if
that person were employed elsewhere: what the institution would have
to pay for a similarly prepared person if that person were employed
elsewhere
2. An essential function of the governing board is to:
a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
b. focus on strategic planning
c. prepare the operating plan
d. review the performance of departmental managers: a. approve the
mission, vision, and long-range plan
3. The key to enhancing board effectiveness is:
a. getting the right people to serve on the board
b. supporting and selecting the right CEO
c. orientating and training the CEO
d. organizing the board's work: d. organizing the board's work
4. Members of the medical staff are eligible for full membership on
the governing board in the same manner as other individuals:
a. when not legally prohibited
b. when they do not actively practice in the organization
c. when they are not full-time employees
d. if they are not foreign nationals: a. when not legally prohibited
5. The Chief Executive Officer:
a. is a member of the board
b. represents the board internally and externally
c. is not a member of the board
d. has a contract with the board: b. represents the board internally and
externally
6. Regarding the budget, the board:
a. does not use the budget exercise as a way to improve quality and
produc- tivity
b. gets involved in preparing budgets for all operational units
c. decides which personnel are needed in top management
d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among competing op-
,ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
portunities: d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among
competing opportunities
,ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
7. The individual or group responsible for establishing policy,
maintaining quality of care, and providing for institutional management
planning is the:
a. COO
b. Medical Staff Medical Committee
c. Governing Body
d. CEO: c. Governing Body
8. A correct statement regarding trustee serving as fiduciaries is that
they can:
a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures
of facility funds for personal reasons.
b. be released from responsibility by giving the audit committee final
author- ity in high risk areas of financial matters, without any action by the
whole board
c. be held personally liable for wrongful acts or omissions by
corporate officers or co-trustees by virtue of their position as trustees
d. waive their fiduciary responsibility as a community organization: a. be
indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures of
facility funds for personal reasons.
9. Ultimate responsibility for the mission statement rests with the:
a. CEO and medical staff
b. Governing Board
c. Community and CEO
d. CEO: b. Governing Board
10. A key reason for choosing board members is because:
a. other board members want to listen to their opinions.
b. of what they can do for the organization
c. have high status in the community
c. physicians will listen to them they can: b. of what they can do
for the organization
11. The bylaws of healthcare organization should include which of the
follow- ing?
a. Committee scope and function
b. The privileges of the medical staff
c. The names of the stockholders in the organization
c. Composition of the governing board, committee, and officers: c.
Composi- tion of the governing board, committee, and officers
12. Successful approaches to strategic planning include:
, ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
a. a well-written mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal plan plus
1. CEO Compensation should be based on:
a. the compensation arrangement with prior CEO
b. executive compensation in local corporations with similar gross
revenues
c. present day salary plus cost-of living adjustment
d. what the institution would have to pay for a similarly prepared person if
that person were employed elsewhere: what the institution would have
to pay for a similarly prepared person if that person were employed
elsewhere
2. An essential function of the governing board is to:
a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
b. focus on strategic planning
c. prepare the operating plan
d. review the performance of departmental managers: a. approve the
mission, vision, and long-range plan
3. The key to enhancing board effectiveness is:
a. getting the right people to serve on the board
b. supporting and selecting the right CEO
c. orientating and training the CEO
d. organizing the board's work: d. organizing the board's work
4. Members of the medical staff are eligible for full membership on
the governing board in the same manner as other individuals:
a. when not legally prohibited
b. when they do not actively practice in the organization
c. when they are not full-time employees
d. if they are not foreign nationals: a. when not legally prohibited
5. The Chief Executive Officer:
a. is a member of the board
b. represents the board internally and externally
c. is not a member of the board
d. has a contract with the board: b. represents the board internally and
externally
6. Regarding the budget, the board:
a. does not use the budget exercise as a way to improve quality and
produc- tivity
b. gets involved in preparing budgets for all operational units
c. decides which personnel are needed in top management
d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among competing op-
,ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
portunities: d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among
competing opportunities
,ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
7. The individual or group responsible for establishing policy,
maintaining quality of care, and providing for institutional management
planning is the:
a. COO
b. Medical Staff Medical Committee
c. Governing Body
d. CEO: c. Governing Body
8. A correct statement regarding trustee serving as fiduciaries is that
they can:
a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures
of facility funds for personal reasons.
b. be released from responsibility by giving the audit committee final
author- ity in high risk areas of financial matters, without any action by the
whole board
c. be held personally liable for wrongful acts or omissions by
corporate officers or co-trustees by virtue of their position as trustees
d. waive their fiduciary responsibility as a community organization: a. be
indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures of
facility funds for personal reasons.
9. Ultimate responsibility for the mission statement rests with the:
a. CEO and medical staff
b. Governing Board
c. Community and CEO
d. CEO: b. Governing Board
10. A key reason for choosing board members is because:
a. other board members want to listen to their opinions.
b. of what they can do for the organization
c. have high status in the community
c. physicians will listen to them they can: b. of what they can do
for the organization
11. The bylaws of healthcare organization should include which of the
follow- ing?
a. Committee scope and function
b. The privileges of the medical staff
c. The names of the stockholders in the organization
c. Composition of the governing board, committee, and officers: c.
Composi- tion of the governing board, committee, and officers
12. Successful approaches to strategic planning include:
, ACHE BOG EXAM SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS ANSWER
a. a well-written mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal plan plus
