Past Questions From ACHE's Board of Governors Exam Already Graded A+

Past Questions From ACHE's Board of Governors Exam Already Graded A+ 1. In the routine service cost center, what is the likely outcome of an increase in patient days beyond the budgeted amount? - A. The average cost per patient day will rise. - B. The average cost per patient day will decrease. ️ - C. The budgeted fixed costs for the routine service cost center will increase. - D. There will be no change in the average cost per patient day. --- 2. Which balance sheet component would show a discrepancy between for-profit and not-for-profit healthcare organizations? - A. Retained earnings. ️ - B. Plant, property, and equipment. - C. Real estate assets. - D. Investments. --- 3. What leadership action most effectively advances an organization's transformation towards total quality management? - A. Leading the Quality Council meetings. ️ - B. Renaming the quality department from QA to CQI. - C. Mandating TQM introductory courses for all direct reports. - D. Adding a customer service representative to the team. --- 4. How is management accountability in healthcare primarily evaluated? - A. By assessing the balance between service quality and operational efficiency. ️ - B. By reviewing the results on the annual income and expense statement. - C. By measuring the balance between patient needs and physician contentment. - D. By determining the extent to which management's requirements are fulfilled. --- 5. Why is the creation and distribution of consumer "report cards" increasingly significant for managed care organizations? - A. Well-established and standardized performance measurements are now accepted across the board. - B. There is increasing pressure from purchasers for clear performance information to guide buyers and consumers. ️ - C. Consumers in the healthcare market are more organized, prompting managed care organizations to accommodate their needs. - D. Physicians are actively encouraging patients to assess managed care organizations based on these evaluations. --- 6. Which of the following is not essential for effective strategic adaptation management? - A. Creating integrated continuums of care. - B. Establishing successful partnerships between hospitals and physicians. - C. Engaging in vertical and horizontal integration with providers outside the area. ️ - D. Developing strategic leadership development programs for board members, managers, physicians, and nursing leaders. --- 7. What key advantage do physicians gain by participating in Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) compared to other affiliation models with HMOs? - A. IPA arrangements typically offer better compensation to physicians than staff or group model setups. - B. Physicians in IPAs have the flexibility to reduce their reliance on any one HMO. ️ - C. IPA models prevent significant conflicts between primary care and specialty physicians. - D. IPAs generally avoid the use of utilization management practices like primary care gatekeeping and preadmission certification. --- 8. What makes the point-of-service (POS) product the fastest-growing managed care option in today's market? - A. It gives consumers a clear opportunity to value the importance of provider selection. ️ - B. The product incurs lower costs for Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), employers, and employees. - C. MCO utilization management systems are sufficiently advanced that they can allow out-of-network visits without raising costs. - D. Primary care physicians favor patients seeking specialty care without referrals. --- The agency normally responsible for regulation of the financial solvency and subscriber regulations of HMOs is the: 1.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2.State insurance commission/department. 3.Medicaid agency/department. 4.Department of Taxation. ️2. Many hospitals develop affiliations with college-based nursing education programs to: