ACHE BOG PRACTICE EXAM LATEST UPDATED 225+ QUESTIONS
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1.# 1 According to the ACHE's Code of Ethics, one way that healthcare
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m executives can avoid or minimize the negative implications of conflict
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m of interest is to:: Make the conflict known to those in superior positions.
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2.#2 The principles of quality improvement require that healthcare
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m executives change their management philosophy from:: Finding fault with
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m employees to finding problems in processes.
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3.#3 What type of problem arises when a healthcare executive knowingly
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m allows the organization to continue double billing?: An actual conflict of
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m interest, even absent a direct economic benefit to the
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4.#4 Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to
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m determine physicians' clinical productivity?: RVU
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,5.#5 Which of the following third-party reimbursement methods
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m provides the largest financial incentive for the provider to reduce cost?:
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m Prospective payment m
6.#6 Statements of earnings, financial positions, changes in financial position
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m and retained earnings are required to be submitted yearly by all:: Publicly
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m owned healthcare organizations.
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7.#181 In a healthcare organization, who has ultimate fiduciary
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m responsibili- ty?: Board of directors
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8.#182 Medicare DRG payment is highly dependent upon a hospital's case
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m mix index. This index represents the average relative weight for all
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m Medicare patients treated in a:: Specific period
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9.#183 If a CEO wanted to look at a "snapshot" of the financial condition of
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m the healthcare organization, he/she would review which of the following?:
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m Balance Sheet m
10.#184 m Where m should m charity m care m be m shown in
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m organization's financial statement?: In the notes to the financial statements
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11. #185 Which of the following is the best way to assign costs in
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m responsibility management: Assign costs to the department manager who is
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m responsible for making decisions about those costs
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,12.#186 You are planning to conduct an assessment of the utilization
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m patterns in your organization's emergency department over the past three
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m years. Which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?: Trend
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m Analysis
13.#187 A manager who seeks input from others prior to making a
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m decision is engaging in which leadership style?: Participative
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14.#188 When a specialist within the organization provides a directive or
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m states an opinion, there is recognition of that individual as an expert in
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m the field. This is an Example of what type of authority?: Functional
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, 15.#189 Which of the following is not an Example of marketing function?: Re-
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m viewing organizational costs.
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16.#190 The arrival of women for obstetrical deliveries or patient flow
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m in an emergency department can best be analyzed through the use of
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m which technique?: Stochastic Modeling
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17.#191 One approach for measuring technical quality of clinical support
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m services is:: Process review
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18.#192 Which financial statement is updated daily to reflect changes
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m in assets or composition of financing?: The balance sheet
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19.#193 An organization's long-term competitive position is substantially
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m dependent on its credit rating. Which of the following is a direct benefit of
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m an excellent credit rating?: Improved cost of capital
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20.#194 The applicability of continuous improvement in healthcare
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m organiza- tions assumes:: An organizational commitment
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21.#195 Which of the following is an output-related performance measure?: -
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22.#196 The thrust of antitrust legislation as applied to the healthcare field
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m is to:: Protect the public's economic interest
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