ACHE BOG UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● The principles of quality improvement require that executives
change their management philosophy from:
A) finding fault with employees to finding problems with processes
B) finding fault with employees to involving them in the improvement
of processes
C) focusing on enhancing inspection techniques to focusing on variance
D) focusing on employee's roles to focusing on process outcomes
Answer: A
●● What type of problem arises when an executive knowingly allows
organization to continue in double billing
A) an ethical issues but may not be grounds for dismissal is policy is
unclear
B) an actual conflict of interest even absent a direct economic benefit to
executive
C) an ethical problem for the employee if the executive receives direct
economic benefit
D) an ethical problem if it clearly violates state of federal law
Answer: B
,●● Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to
determine physicians' clinical productivity
A) RVU
B) CMS
C) IPO
D) CPU
Answer: A
●● Which of the following 3rd party reimbursement methods provides
the largest incentive for the provider to reduce costs
A) charge-based
B) cost-based
C) prospective payment
D) per diem
Answer: C
●● Statements of earnings, financial positions, changes in financial
position and retained earnings are required to be submitted yearly by all
A) publicly owned HCOs
B) privately owned HCOs
C) government owned HCOs
D) faith-based owned HCOs
,Answer: A
●● Which of the following is an example of a capital expenditure
A) land purchased for resale
B) surgical equipment with a useful life of 6mo
C) a building with a useful life os 20 yrs
D) medical supplies used in patient care
Answer: C
●● What is the correct order of stages of accomplishing org change
A) identifying, planning, implementing, evaluating
B) planning, identifying, evaluating, implementation
C) evaluation, planning, implementation, identifying
D) planning, evaluating, identifying, implementation
Answer: A
●● Boards make better decisions if they use information that is
A) readily available on their website
B) generated from computer studies of departmental activity reports
C) summarized in graphs
D) focused on measurable outcomes of service quality and economic
vitality
, Answer: D
●● The central role of the HCO board includes all of the following
except
A) setting the strategic plan and service values of the organization
B) support for assessing changing market needs
C) support in managing important service programs or departments
D) assuring the recruitment, hiring, support and reward of the CEO
Answer: C
●● The first role of the governing body is to:
A) manage inputs of the HCO to achieve outputs that are its goals
B) recruit members who understand the health services field
C) set objectives and develop policy to guide the organization in
achieving its mission
D) develop the operating plan and monitor departmental performance
Answer: C
●● Internal members of the healthcare organization governing body:
A) serve on an ad HCO basis and are rarely voting members
B) are kept to a minimum due to confidentiality concerns
C) often include the CEO, medical director and CFO
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● The principles of quality improvement require that executives
change their management philosophy from:
A) finding fault with employees to finding problems with processes
B) finding fault with employees to involving them in the improvement
of processes
C) focusing on enhancing inspection techniques to focusing on variance
D) focusing on employee's roles to focusing on process outcomes
Answer: A
●● What type of problem arises when an executive knowingly allows
organization to continue in double billing
A) an ethical issues but may not be grounds for dismissal is policy is
unclear
B) an actual conflict of interest even absent a direct economic benefit to
executive
C) an ethical problem for the employee if the executive receives direct
economic benefit
D) an ethical problem if it clearly violates state of federal law
Answer: B
,●● Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to
determine physicians' clinical productivity
A) RVU
B) CMS
C) IPO
D) CPU
Answer: A
●● Which of the following 3rd party reimbursement methods provides
the largest incentive for the provider to reduce costs
A) charge-based
B) cost-based
C) prospective payment
D) per diem
Answer: C
●● Statements of earnings, financial positions, changes in financial
position and retained earnings are required to be submitted yearly by all
A) publicly owned HCOs
B) privately owned HCOs
C) government owned HCOs
D) faith-based owned HCOs
,Answer: A
●● Which of the following is an example of a capital expenditure
A) land purchased for resale
B) surgical equipment with a useful life of 6mo
C) a building with a useful life os 20 yrs
D) medical supplies used in patient care
Answer: C
●● What is the correct order of stages of accomplishing org change
A) identifying, planning, implementing, evaluating
B) planning, identifying, evaluating, implementation
C) evaluation, planning, implementation, identifying
D) planning, evaluating, identifying, implementation
Answer: A
●● Boards make better decisions if they use information that is
A) readily available on their website
B) generated from computer studies of departmental activity reports
C) summarized in graphs
D) focused on measurable outcomes of service quality and economic
vitality
, Answer: D
●● The central role of the HCO board includes all of the following
except
A) setting the strategic plan and service values of the organization
B) support for assessing changing market needs
C) support in managing important service programs or departments
D) assuring the recruitment, hiring, support and reward of the CEO
Answer: C
●● The first role of the governing body is to:
A) manage inputs of the HCO to achieve outputs that are its goals
B) recruit members who understand the health services field
C) set objectives and develop policy to guide the organization in
achieving its mission
D) develop the operating plan and monitor departmental performance
Answer: C
●● Internal members of the healthcare organization governing body:
A) serve on an ad HCO basis and are rarely voting members
B) are kept to a minimum due to confidentiality concerns
C) often include the CEO, medical director and CFO
