FACHE EXAM Questions and Answers
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Acute Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for a short period of time-a few days
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Sub-acute condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for 1- 3 weeks
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Chronic Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for several weeks to months-often associated with
debilitation
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Debilitation
Answer:
Weak, feeble or infirm
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Length of Stay (LOS)
Answer:
Number of days a patient stays in the hospital and counted by the number of nights
spent in the hospital.
, Question:
Case Mix Index (CMI)
Answer:
A measure of the clinical severity or resource requirements of the patients in a
particular hospital or treated by a particular clinician during a specific time period.
Question:
Medical Home
Answer:
enhanced model of primary care that provides whole-person, accessible,
comprehensive, ongoing, and coordinated patient-centered care
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Population Health
Answer:
health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution of those outcomes within
the group
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What are the 2 Population Health Measures?
Answer:
1. Incidence: number of cases occurring in a population within a time period
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Prevalence: the total number of cases in the population at a single point in time
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Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Answer:
Non-governmental, independent, and nonprofit organization of physicians that provides
unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-makers, as well as the
public.
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
Acute Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for a short period of time-a few days
Question:
Sub-acute condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for 1- 3 weeks
Question:
Chronic Condition
Answer:
A condition that has been present for several weeks to months-often associated with
debilitation
Question:
Debilitation
Answer:
Weak, feeble or infirm
Question:
Length of Stay (LOS)
Answer:
Number of days a patient stays in the hospital and counted by the number of nights
spent in the hospital.
, Question:
Case Mix Index (CMI)
Answer:
A measure of the clinical severity or resource requirements of the patients in a
particular hospital or treated by a particular clinician during a specific time period.
Question:
Medical Home
Answer:
enhanced model of primary care that provides whole-person, accessible,
comprehensive, ongoing, and coordinated patient-centered care
Question:
Population Health
Answer:
health outcomes of a group of people, and the distribution of those outcomes within
the group
Question:
What are the 2 Population Health Measures?
Answer:
1. Incidence: number of cases occurring in a population within a time period
Question:
Prevalence: the total number of cases in the population at a single point in time
Question:
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Answer:
Non-governmental, independent, and nonprofit organization of physicians that provides
unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-makers, as well as the
public.
