FACHE EXAM FLASHCARDS ACHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TESTE

FACHE EXAM FLASHCARDS ACHE BOARD OF GOVERNORS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TESTED QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE




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 2. Prevalence: the total
number of cases in the population at a single point in time



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