FACHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
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.
Answer:
b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
Question:
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.
Answer:
d. Executive decision support system.
Question:
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.
Answer:
b. Lack of knowledge of drug.
Question:
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.
Answer:
d. It has limited liability.
Question:
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.
Answer:
c. The actions of the board are reasonable and prudent.
Question:
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.
Answer:
c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
Question:
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.
Answer:
b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to determine whether an emergency
condition exists and, if so, stabilize the condition.
,Question:
What was the first major law to have a significant impact on individual privacy in the workplace? a.
Civil Rights Act b. Fair Credit Reporting Act c. Polygraph Protection Act d. Privacy Act
Answer:
a. Civil Rights Act
Question:
How does physician self-referral or Stark laws apply to Medicare payments? a. The law applies to
private party insurance and does not apply to Medicare payments. b. The law establishes an
additional payment to the normal Medicare payment fees due to the added complexity of referrals. c.
The law allows a claim to be filed with Medicare for a service provided by a physician who has a
financial interest in the DHS. d. The law prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or
to any person or other entity for a prohibited DHS referral.
Answer:
d. The law prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or to any person or other entity
for a prohibited DHS referral.
Question:
Which of the following is not an advantage of an effective Corporate Compliance Program for a
healthcare organization? a. Initiating immediate and appropriate corrective actions. b. Costs of
implementation and operations. c. Developing processes to allow employees to report potential
problems d. Identifying and preventing criminal and unethical conduct.
Answer:
b. Costs of implementation and operations.
Question:
A privilege of confidentiality exists in a physician-patient relationship when the physician-acquired
information is: a. Documented in the patient's medical records. b. Substantiated by the patient's
nurse. c. Related to the care and treatment of the patient. d. Confirmed and documented by the
patient.
, Answer:
c. Related to the care and treatment of the patient.
Question:
Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must: a. Be accredited by the Joint
Commission. b. Serve Medicaid beneficiaries. c. Meet the Conditions of Participation. d. Be in
compliance with state Certificate of Need laws.
Answer:
c. Meet the Conditions of Participation.
Question:
Which physician organization is responsible for accrediting residency training programs? a.
ACGME b. AAMC c. CAT d. BPQA
Answer:
a. ACGME
Question:
Which of the following are important aspects to consider when establishing a joint venture? a. Joint
ventures involve independent management teams and independent governance structures. b. Joint
ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve, and are usually
expected to be permanent. c. Joint ventures are managed like an internal organization and are
usually renegotiated annually. d. Joint ventures are developed to acquire portions of the parent
organizations and are generally accepted as irreversible.
Answer:
b. Joint ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve, and are
usually expected to be permanent.
Question:
A balanced scorecard is a set of performance measurements used to: a. Assess patient satisfaction. b.
Ensure the organization does not exceed one performance metric at the expense of another. c.
GRADED A PLUS
Question:
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.
Answer:
b. Patients' current medication effectiveness.
Question:
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.
Answer:
d. Executive decision support system.
Question:
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.
Answer:
b. Lack of knowledge of drug.
Question:
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.
Answer:
d. It has limited liability.
Question:
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.
Answer:
c. The actions of the board are reasonable and prudent.
Question:
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.
Answer:
c. There is no upper limit to excellence.
Question:
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.
Answer:
b. The hospital must provide an appropriate medical screening to determine whether an emergency
condition exists and, if so, stabilize the condition.
,Question:
What was the first major law to have a significant impact on individual privacy in the workplace? a.
Civil Rights Act b. Fair Credit Reporting Act c. Polygraph Protection Act d. Privacy Act
Answer:
a. Civil Rights Act
Question:
How does physician self-referral or Stark laws apply to Medicare payments? a. The law applies to
private party insurance and does not apply to Medicare payments. b. The law establishes an
additional payment to the normal Medicare payment fees due to the added complexity of referrals. c.
The law allows a claim to be filed with Medicare for a service provided by a physician who has a
financial interest in the DHS. d. The law prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or
to any person or other entity for a prohibited DHS referral.
Answer:
d. The law prohibits a provider from presenting a claim to Medicare or to any person or other entity
for a prohibited DHS referral.
Question:
Which of the following is not an advantage of an effective Corporate Compliance Program for a
healthcare organization? a. Initiating immediate and appropriate corrective actions. b. Costs of
implementation and operations. c. Developing processes to allow employees to report potential
problems d. Identifying and preventing criminal and unethical conduct.
Answer:
b. Costs of implementation and operations.
Question:
A privilege of confidentiality exists in a physician-patient relationship when the physician-acquired
information is: a. Documented in the patient's medical records. b. Substantiated by the patient's
nurse. c. Related to the care and treatment of the patient. d. Confirmed and documented by the
patient.
, Answer:
c. Related to the care and treatment of the patient.
Question:
Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must: a. Be accredited by the Joint
Commission. b. Serve Medicaid beneficiaries. c. Meet the Conditions of Participation. d. Be in
compliance with state Certificate of Need laws.
Answer:
c. Meet the Conditions of Participation.
Question:
Which physician organization is responsible for accrediting residency training programs? a.
ACGME b. AAMC c. CAT d. BPQA
Answer:
a. ACGME
Question:
Which of the following are important aspects to consider when establishing a joint venture? a. Joint
ventures involve independent management teams and independent governance structures. b. Joint
ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve, and are usually
expected to be permanent. c. Joint ventures are managed like an internal organization and are
usually renegotiated annually. d. Joint ventures are developed to acquire portions of the parent
organizations and are generally accepted as irreversible.
Answer:
b. Joint ventures involve capital investment by all parties, can be difficult to dissolve, and are
usually expected to be permanent.
Question:
A balanced scorecard is a set of performance measurements used to: a. Assess patient satisfaction. b.
Ensure the organization does not exceed one performance metric at the expense of another. c.
