practice ACHE BOG test solved questions and correct answers

All of the following are commonly recognized to be a right of each patient, except: a. The right to considerate and respectful care b. The right to receive a reasonable response to his/her requests c. The right to communicate with a caregiver in the language of the patients choosing d. For dying patients, the right to receive pain management. correct answer C. Insurance companies and other payers have introduced pre-admission certification for elective hospital stays in order to: a. Cause physicians to reconsider need for service b. Facilitate communication between hospital and the attending physician c. Establish clinical necessity prior to service d. Encourage the patient to obtain a second opinion correct answer C. Guidelines produced by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: a. Have been shown to decrease healthcare costs b. Rarely need to be revised c. Provide starting points for managing individual patients d. Have been shown to improve the quality of care correct answer C. CEO compensation should be based on: a. The compensation arrangements with the prior CEO b. Executive compensation in local corporations with similar gross revenues c. Present 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 correct answer D.