ACHE BOG SAMPLE TEST/246
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
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
- √Answer :D
Quiz :The principles of quality improvement require that
executives change their management philosophy from:
A) finding fault with employees to finding problems with
processes
B) finding fault with employees to involving them in the
improvement of processes
C) focusing on enhancing inspection techniques to
focusing on variance
D) focusing on employee's roles to focusing on process
outcomes - √Answer :A
Quiz :What type of problem arises when an executive
knowingly allows organization to continue in double
billing
A) an ethical issues but may not be grounds for
dismissal is policy is unclear
,B) an actual conflict of interest even absent a direct
economic benefit to executive
C) an ethical problem for the employee if the executive
receives direct economic benefit
D) an ethical problem if it clearly violates state of federal
law - √Answer :B
Quiz :Which of the following is a unit of measure
commonly used to determine physicians' clinical
productivity
A) RVU
B) CMS
C) IPO
D) CPU - √Answer :A
Quiz :Which of the following 3rd party reimbursement
methods provides the largest incentive for the provider
to reduce costs
A) charge-based
B) cost-based
C) prospective payment
D) per diem - √Answer :C
Quiz :Statements of earnings, financial positions,
changes in financial position and retained earnings are
required to be submitted yearly by all
A) publicly owned HCOs
B) privately owned HCOs
C) government owned HCOs
D) faith-based owned HCOs - √Answer :A
Quiz :Which of the following is an example of a capital
expenditure
,A) land purchased for resale
B) surgical equipment with a useful life of 6mo
C) a building with a useful life os 20 yrs
D) medical supplies used in patient care - √Answer :C
Quiz :What is the correct order of stages of
accomplishing org change
A) identifying, planning, implementing, evaluating
B) planning, identifying, evaluating, implementation
C) evaluation, planning, implementation, identifying
D) planning, evaluating, identifying, implementation -
√Answer :A
Quiz :Boards make better decisions if they use
information that is
A) readily available on their website
B) generated from computer studies of departmental
activity reports
C) summarized in graphs
D) focused on measurable outcomes of service quality
and economic vitality - √Answer :D
Quiz :The central role of the HCO board includes all of
the following except
A) setting the strategic plan and service values of the
organization
B) support for assessing changing market needs
C) support in managing important service programs or
departments
D) assuring the recruitment, hiring, support and reward
of the CEO - √Answer :C
Quiz :The first role of the governing body is to:
, A) manage inputs of the HCO to achieve outputs that
are its goals
B) recruit members who understand the health services
field
C) set objectives and develop policy to guide the
organization in achieving its mission
D) develop the operating plan and monitor departmental
performance - √Answer :C
Quiz :Internal members of the healthcare organization
governing body:
A) serve on an ad HCO basis and are rarely voting
members
B) are kept to a minimum due to confidentiality concerns
C) often include the CEO, medical director and CFO
D) often include the executive staff in planning and
information management - √Answer :C
Quiz :In assessing the advantages of using a focus
group over a survey to evaluate a program, one could
say focus groups :
A) are likely to use a larger sample size
B) are more useful in designing improvements to a
program
C) are more precise in designing improvements to a
program
D) are useful only when maintaining objectivity in NOT
important - √Answer :B
Quiz :From a marketing point of view, the development
of standards, clinical pathways, clinical guidelines, and
protocols can all be viewed as efforts to deal with whic
unique aspect of service delivery:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
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
- √Answer :D
Quiz :The principles of quality improvement require that
executives change their management philosophy from:
A) finding fault with employees to finding problems with
processes
B) finding fault with employees to involving them in the
improvement of processes
C) focusing on enhancing inspection techniques to
focusing on variance
D) focusing on employee's roles to focusing on process
outcomes - √Answer :A
Quiz :What type of problem arises when an executive
knowingly allows organization to continue in double
billing
A) an ethical issues but may not be grounds for
dismissal is policy is unclear
,B) an actual conflict of interest even absent a direct
economic benefit to executive
C) an ethical problem for the employee if the executive
receives direct economic benefit
D) an ethical problem if it clearly violates state of federal
law - √Answer :B
Quiz :Which of the following is a unit of measure
commonly used to determine physicians' clinical
productivity
A) RVU
B) CMS
C) IPO
D) CPU - √Answer :A
Quiz :Which of the following 3rd party reimbursement
methods provides the largest incentive for the provider
to reduce costs
A) charge-based
B) cost-based
C) prospective payment
D) per diem - √Answer :C
Quiz :Statements of earnings, financial positions,
changes in financial position and retained earnings are
required to be submitted yearly by all
A) publicly owned HCOs
B) privately owned HCOs
C) government owned HCOs
D) faith-based owned HCOs - √Answer :A
Quiz :Which of the following is an example of a capital
expenditure
,A) land purchased for resale
B) surgical equipment with a useful life of 6mo
C) a building with a useful life os 20 yrs
D) medical supplies used in patient care - √Answer :C
Quiz :What is the correct order of stages of
accomplishing org change
A) identifying, planning, implementing, evaluating
B) planning, identifying, evaluating, implementation
C) evaluation, planning, implementation, identifying
D) planning, evaluating, identifying, implementation -
√Answer :A
Quiz :Boards make better decisions if they use
information that is
A) readily available on their website
B) generated from computer studies of departmental
activity reports
C) summarized in graphs
D) focused on measurable outcomes of service quality
and economic vitality - √Answer :D
Quiz :The central role of the HCO board includes all of
the following except
A) setting the strategic plan and service values of the
organization
B) support for assessing changing market needs
C) support in managing important service programs or
departments
D) assuring the recruitment, hiring, support and reward
of the CEO - √Answer :C
Quiz :The first role of the governing body is to:
, A) manage inputs of the HCO to achieve outputs that
are its goals
B) recruit members who understand the health services
field
C) set objectives and develop policy to guide the
organization in achieving its mission
D) develop the operating plan and monitor departmental
performance - √Answer :C
Quiz :Internal members of the healthcare organization
governing body:
A) serve on an ad HCO basis and are rarely voting
members
B) are kept to a minimum due to confidentiality concerns
C) often include the CEO, medical director and CFO
D) often include the executive staff in planning and
information management - √Answer :C
Quiz :In assessing the advantages of using a focus
group over a survey to evaluate a program, one could
say focus groups :
A) are likely to use a larger sample size
B) are more useful in designing improvements to a
program
C) are more precise in designing improvements to a
program
D) are useful only when maintaining objectivity in NOT
important - √Answer :B
Quiz :From a marketing point of view, the development
of standards, clinical pathways, clinical guidelines, and
protocols can all be viewed as efforts to deal with whic
unique aspect of service delivery:
