FACHE Board of Governors (BOG) Practice Exam
2025–2026 – Verified Questions and Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a complete and verified set of multiple-choice
questions and answers for the 2025–2026 FACHE (Fellow of the
American College of Healthcare Executives) Board of Governors
(BOG) Practice Exam. It covers all key competency areas required for
FACHE certification, including healthcare management, governance,
finance, law and ethics, human resources, information systems, and
strategic planning. Each question includes the correct and precise
answer, making it ideal for focused preparation and self-assessment.
Exam Questions and Answers
Who has the primary responsibility to assure and maintain the
integrity and security of electronic data in a healthcare
organization?
a. The Information Services Steering Committee.
b. The Information Services Department.
c. The CIO.
d. The Safety and Security Department. --- correct precise answer -
--b. The Information Services Department.
An efficient Formulary and Therapeutics Committee in many
hospitals
,evaluates all of the following except:
a. Symptoms of adverse reactions.
b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
c. Contraindications.
d. Specific drugs in terms of appropriateness to caseload. --- correct
precise answer ---b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
Healthcare organizations often utilize special purpose software
which allows rapid access to large archives of integrated data to
assist management with decision making. This is typically referred
to as a (an):
a. System analysis program.
b. Report writer.
c. Decision matrix management tool.
d. Executive decision support system. --- correct precise answer ---
d. Executive decision support system.
Which of the following would represent the most common cause of
adverse drug events (ADEs)?
a. Lack of standardization.
b. Lack of knowledge of drug.
c. Preparation errors.
,d. Transcription errors. --- correct precise answer ---b. Lack of
knowledge of drug.
What is the primary advantage of the corporate form of
organization for a healthcare provider?
a. It exists by virtue of a statute providing for its formation.
b. It has powers granted to it by its charter.
c. Its continued existence is not affected by the death or disability
of an owner.
d. It has limited liability. --- correct precise answer ---d. It has
limited liability.
Law and tradition have established basic criteria for healthcare
governing boards. One criteria is that:
a. All members agree to receive care at the governed organization.
b. Board members provide a specified amount of financial support.
c. The actions of the board are reasonable and prudent.
d. The board must meet a minimum of two times each year. ---
correct precise answer ---c. The actions of the board are reasonable
and prudent.
Continuous quality improvement assumes that:
a. Achievement will be rewarded.
, b. There is direction from top management.
c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
d. Interconnected work teams are in place. --- correct precise
answer ---c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
Which of the following best describes the responsibility of a
hospital with an emergency department (ED) when a person comes
to the ED for Examination or treatment?
a. The hospital must admit the patient for observation and
treatment if an emergency condition exists.
b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to
determine whether an emergency condition exists and, if so,
stabilize the condition.
c. The hospital may inquire as to the individual's method of
payment or insurance status prior to rendering services.
d. If the individual is uninsured, the hospital must transfer the
patient to the nearest public hospital designated for the care and
treatment of medically indigent persons. --- correct precise answer
---b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to
determine whether an emergency condition exists and, if so,
stabilize the condition.
What was the first major law to have a significant impact on
individual
privacy in the workplace?
2025–2026 – Verified Questions and Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a complete and verified set of multiple-choice
questions and answers for the 2025–2026 FACHE (Fellow of the
American College of Healthcare Executives) Board of Governors
(BOG) Practice Exam. It covers all key competency areas required for
FACHE certification, including healthcare management, governance,
finance, law and ethics, human resources, information systems, and
strategic planning. Each question includes the correct and precise
answer, making it ideal for focused preparation and self-assessment.
Exam Questions and Answers
Who has the primary responsibility to assure and maintain the
integrity and security of electronic data in a healthcare
organization?
a. The Information Services Steering Committee.
b. The Information Services Department.
c. The CIO.
d. The Safety and Security Department. --- correct precise answer -
--b. The Information Services Department.
An efficient Formulary and Therapeutics Committee in many
hospitals
,evaluates all of the following except:
a. Symptoms of adverse reactions.
b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
c. Contraindications.
d. Specific drugs in terms of appropriateness to caseload. --- correct
precise answer ---b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
Healthcare organizations often utilize special purpose software
which allows rapid access to large archives of integrated data to
assist management with decision making. This is typically referred
to as a (an):
a. System analysis program.
b. Report writer.
c. Decision matrix management tool.
d. Executive decision support system. --- correct precise answer ---
d. Executive decision support system.
Which of the following would represent the most common cause of
adverse drug events (ADEs)?
a. Lack of standardization.
b. Lack of knowledge of drug.
c. Preparation errors.
,d. Transcription errors. --- correct precise answer ---b. Lack of
knowledge of drug.
What is the primary advantage of the corporate form of
organization for a healthcare provider?
a. It exists by virtue of a statute providing for its formation.
b. It has powers granted to it by its charter.
c. Its continued existence is not affected by the death or disability
of an owner.
d. It has limited liability. --- correct precise answer ---d. It has
limited liability.
Law and tradition have established basic criteria for healthcare
governing boards. One criteria is that:
a. All members agree to receive care at the governed organization.
b. Board members provide a specified amount of financial support.
c. The actions of the board are reasonable and prudent.
d. The board must meet a minimum of two times each year. ---
correct precise answer ---c. The actions of the board are reasonable
and prudent.
Continuous quality improvement assumes that:
a. Achievement will be rewarded.
, b. There is direction from top management.
c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
d. Interconnected work teams are in place. --- correct precise
answer ---c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
Which of the following best describes the responsibility of a
hospital with an emergency department (ED) when a person comes
to the ED for Examination or treatment?
a. The hospital must admit the patient for observation and
treatment if an emergency condition exists.
b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to
determine whether an emergency condition exists and, if so,
stabilize the condition.
c. The hospital may inquire as to the individual's method of
payment or insurance status prior to rendering services.
d. If the individual is uninsured, the hospital must transfer the
patient to the nearest public hospital designated for the care and
treatment of medically indigent persons. --- correct precise answer
---b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to
determine whether an emergency condition exists and, if so,
stabilize the condition.
What was the first major law to have a significant impact on
individual
privacy in the workplace?
