FACHE ACHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS PREMIUM EXAM PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Answer:
A federal law passed in 1982 that signlared the end of cost-based reimbursement and the beginning
of Medicare's prospective payment system
Question:
Stark Law.
Answer:
The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, passed in 1989 and championed by former California
Representative Fortney "Pete" Stark, which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare patients
to entities with which the physician or an immediate family member has a financial relationship
Question:
Protected Health Information.
Answer:
Any health-related information that identifies or can be used to identify the individual to whom it
pertains
Question:
Privileging.
Answer:
The process whereby the specific scope and content of patient care (clinical) services are authorized
for a healthcare practitioner by a healthcare organization on the basis of evaluation of the
, individual's credentials and performance
Question:
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treamtment (POLST) forms.
Answer:
Forms that convert patients' preferences for end-of-life care into enforceable medical orders; similar
to advance directives
Question:
Not-for-profit.
Answer:
A type of organization in which legal and ethical restrictions prohibit the distribution of profits to
owners or shareholders
Question:
Never event.
Answer:
A serious, adverse occurence resulting from failure to follow standard medical practices and
generally considered to be negligence per se; an outcome that should never occur
Question:
Negligence.
Answer:
Failure to comply with established standards for the protection of others; departure from the conduct
expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances
Question:
Mens rea.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Answer:
A federal law passed in 1982 that signlared the end of cost-based reimbursement and the beginning
of Medicare's prospective payment system
Question:
Stark Law.
Answer:
The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, passed in 1989 and championed by former California
Representative Fortney "Pete" Stark, which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare patients
to entities with which the physician or an immediate family member has a financial relationship
Question:
Protected Health Information.
Answer:
Any health-related information that identifies or can be used to identify the individual to whom it
pertains
Question:
Privileging.
Answer:
The process whereby the specific scope and content of patient care (clinical) services are authorized
for a healthcare practitioner by a healthcare organization on the basis of evaluation of the
, individual's credentials and performance
Question:
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treamtment (POLST) forms.
Answer:
Forms that convert patients' preferences for end-of-life care into enforceable medical orders; similar
to advance directives
Question:
Not-for-profit.
Answer:
A type of organization in which legal and ethical restrictions prohibit the distribution of profits to
owners or shareholders
Question:
Never event.
Answer:
A serious, adverse occurence resulting from failure to follow standard medical practices and
generally considered to be negligence per se; an outcome that should never occur
Question:
Negligence.
Answer:
Failure to comply with established standards for the protection of others; departure from the conduct
expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances
Question:
Mens rea.
