ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
CEO Compensation should be based on:
a. the compensation arrangement with prior CEO
b. executive compensation in local corporations with similar gross revenues
c. present day salary plus cost-of living adjustment
d. what the institution would have to pay for a similarly prepared person if that person
were employed elsewhere - CORRECT ANSWER d. what the institution would have to
pay for a similarly prepared person if that person were employed elsewhere
An essential function of the governing board is to:
a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
b. focus on strategic planning
c. prepare the operating plan
d. review the performance of departmental managers - CORRECT ANSWER a.
approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
The key to enhancing board effectiveness is:
a. getting the right people to serve on the board
b. supporting and selecting the right CEO
c. orientating and training the CEO
d. organizing the board's work - CORRECT ANSWER d. organizing the board's work
Members of the medical staff are eligible for full membership on the governing board in
the same manner as other individuals:
a. when not legally prohibited
b. when they do not actively practice in the organization
c. when they are not full-time employees
d. if they are not foreign nationals - CORRECT ANSWER a. when not legally prohibited
The Chief Executive Officer:
a. is a member of the board
b. represents the board internally and externally
c. is not a member of the board
d. has a contract with the board - CORRECT ANSWER b. represents the board
internally and externally
Regarding the budget, the board:
a. does not use the budget exercise as a way to improve quality and productivity
b. gets involved in preparing budgets for all operational units
c. decides which personnel are needed in top management
,ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among competing opportunities -
CORRECT ANSWER d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among
competing opportunities
The individual or group responsible for establishing policy, maintaining quality of care,
and providing for institutional management planning is the:
a. COO
b. Medical Staff Medical Committee
c. Governing Body
d. CEO - CORRECT ANSWER c. Governing Body
A correct statement regarding trustee serving as fiduciaries is that they can:
a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures of facility
funds for personal reasons.
b. be released from responsibility by giving the audit committee final authority in high
risk areas of financial matters, without any action by the whole board
c. be held personally liable for wrongful acts or omissions by corporate officers or co-
trustees by virtue of their position as trustees
d. waive their fiduciary responsibility as a community organization - CORRECT
ANSWER a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures of
facility funds for personal reasons.
Ultimate responsibility for the mission statement rests with the:
a. CEO and medical staff
b. Governing Board
c. Community and CEO
d. CEO - CORRECT ANSWER b. Governing Board
A key reason for choosing board members is because:
a. other board members want to listen to their opinions.
b. of what they can do for the organization
c. have high status in the community
c. physicians will listen to them they can - CORRECT ANSWER b. of what they can do
for the organization
The bylaws of healthcare organization should include which of the following?
a. Committee scope and function
b. The privileges of the medical staff
c. The names of the stockholders in the organization
c. Composition of the governing board, committee, and officers - CORRECT ANSWER
c. Composition of the governing board, committee, and officers
Successful approaches to strategic planning include:
, ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
a. a well-written mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal plan plus the history
and discussion surrounding them
b. avoidance of high risk decision
c. not paying attention to competitor's activity
d. using rules and past experiences as a guide to future action - CORRECT ANSWER
a. a well-written mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal plan plus the history
and discussion surrounding them
The primary challenge facing a prospector is:
a. protecting and increasing current services (product) or market share through
technical efficiency, cost improvements, or differentiation strategies
b. managing diversification successfully, to guard against expanding too rapidly or into
areas they have little knowledge
c. managing simultaneously the difficult task of pursuing new markets and services
while avoiding erosion of current services in existing markets
d. creating stability by sticking with strategic plan long enough to accumulate experience
and to develop consistent leadership avoiding random diversification efforts. -
CORRECT ANSWER b. managing diversification successfully, to guard against
expanding too rapidly or into areas they have little knowledge
In the introductory stage of a product life cycle:
a. the introductory stage can be short
b. the introductory stage can be long
c. sales and revenue growth is slow
c. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER c. all of the above
The primary task of marketing is to:
a. bring about voluntary and involuntary exchanges of value
b. attract new advertiser
c. bring about exchanges of values
d. advertise new and existing services - CORRECT ANSWER c. bring about exchanges
of values
It would be incorrect to say that:
a. an organization's image is a function of all that the organization has done as well as
what it has attempted to communicate
b. people's images of an organization always reflects their true attitudes toward the
organization
c. an organization's image is largely the result of public relations, advertising, selling,
and communication efforts.
d. responsibility for the creation of the organization's image does not lie merely with the
marketer - CORRECT ANSWER c. an organization's image is largely the result of public
relations, advertising, selling, and communication efforts.
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
CEO Compensation should be based on:
a. the compensation arrangement with prior CEO
b. executive compensation in local corporations with similar gross revenues
c. present day salary plus cost-of living adjustment
d. what the institution would have to pay for a similarly prepared person if that person
were employed elsewhere - CORRECT ANSWER d. what the institution would have to
pay for a similarly prepared person if that person were employed elsewhere
An essential function of the governing board is to:
a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
b. focus on strategic planning
c. prepare the operating plan
d. review the performance of departmental managers - CORRECT ANSWER a.
approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
The key to enhancing board effectiveness is:
a. getting the right people to serve on the board
b. supporting and selecting the right CEO
c. orientating and training the CEO
d. organizing the board's work - CORRECT ANSWER d. organizing the board's work
Members of the medical staff are eligible for full membership on the governing board in
the same manner as other individuals:
a. when not legally prohibited
b. when they do not actively practice in the organization
c. when they are not full-time employees
d. if they are not foreign nationals - CORRECT ANSWER a. when not legally prohibited
The Chief Executive Officer:
a. is a member of the board
b. represents the board internally and externally
c. is not a member of the board
d. has a contract with the board - CORRECT ANSWER b. represents the board
internally and externally
Regarding the budget, the board:
a. does not use the budget exercise as a way to improve quality and productivity
b. gets involved in preparing budgets for all operational units
c. decides which personnel are needed in top management
,ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among competing opportunities -
CORRECT ANSWER d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices among
competing opportunities
The individual or group responsible for establishing policy, maintaining quality of care,
and providing for institutional management planning is the:
a. COO
b. Medical Staff Medical Committee
c. Governing Body
d. CEO - CORRECT ANSWER c. Governing Body
A correct statement regarding trustee serving as fiduciaries is that they can:
a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures of facility
funds for personal reasons.
b. be released from responsibility by giving the audit committee final authority in high
risk areas of financial matters, without any action by the whole board
c. be held personally liable for wrongful acts or omissions by corporate officers or co-
trustees by virtue of their position as trustees
d. waive their fiduciary responsibility as a community organization - CORRECT
ANSWER a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and improper expenditures of
facility funds for personal reasons.
Ultimate responsibility for the mission statement rests with the:
a. CEO and medical staff
b. Governing Board
c. Community and CEO
d. CEO - CORRECT ANSWER b. Governing Board
A key reason for choosing board members is because:
a. other board members want to listen to their opinions.
b. of what they can do for the organization
c. have high status in the community
c. physicians will listen to them they can - CORRECT ANSWER b. of what they can do
for the organization
The bylaws of healthcare organization should include which of the following?
a. Committee scope and function
b. The privileges of the medical staff
c. The names of the stockholders in the organization
c. Composition of the governing board, committee, and officers - CORRECT ANSWER
c. Composition of the governing board, committee, and officers
Successful approaches to strategic planning include:
, ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
a. a well-written mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal plan plus the history
and discussion surrounding them
b. avoidance of high risk decision
c. not paying attention to competitor's activity
d. using rules and past experiences as a guide to future action - CORRECT ANSWER
a. a well-written mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal plan plus the history
and discussion surrounding them
The primary challenge facing a prospector is:
a. protecting and increasing current services (product) or market share through
technical efficiency, cost improvements, or differentiation strategies
b. managing diversification successfully, to guard against expanding too rapidly or into
areas they have little knowledge
c. managing simultaneously the difficult task of pursuing new markets and services
while avoiding erosion of current services in existing markets
d. creating stability by sticking with strategic plan long enough to accumulate experience
and to develop consistent leadership avoiding random diversification efforts. -
CORRECT ANSWER b. managing diversification successfully, to guard against
expanding too rapidly or into areas they have little knowledge
In the introductory stage of a product life cycle:
a. the introductory stage can be short
b. the introductory stage can be long
c. sales and revenue growth is slow
c. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER c. all of the above
The primary task of marketing is to:
a. bring about voluntary and involuntary exchanges of value
b. attract new advertiser
c. bring about exchanges of values
d. advertise new and existing services - CORRECT ANSWER c. bring about exchanges
of values
It would be incorrect to say that:
a. an organization's image is a function of all that the organization has done as well as
what it has attempted to communicate
b. people's images of an organization always reflects their true attitudes toward the
organization
c. an organization's image is largely the result of public relations, advertising, selling,
and communication efforts.
d. responsibility for the creation of the organization's image does not lie merely with the
marketer - CORRECT ANSWER c. an organization's image is largely the result of public
relations, advertising, selling, and communication efforts.
