ACHE BOG EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
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At this time of restriction and complexity in the healthcare environment, the process of strategic
planning for the healthcare organization requires the organization to develop a plan that:
a. Responds to the healthcare needs of the community
b. Meets the needs of its service area population
c. Is coordinated with the medical staff interests
d. Gives high priority to marketing
a. Responds to the healthcare needs of the community
In achieving the goals of an organization, the most important management practice is:
a. Allowing the line managers to determine their own goals
b. Applying goals uniformly at all organizational levels
c. Holding operational-level meetings to compare objectives
d. Establishing organizational objectives based on the goals of the management team
b. Applying goals uniformly at all organizational levels
All of the following are essential components of strategic planning except:
a. The corporate mission statement
b. Timetables for activity completion
c. Competitive analysis
d. Assessment of the external environment
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,b. Timetables for activity completion
When data are scarce, the best method for forecasting is to use:
a. Computer-based simulation methods
b. Time series analysis
c. Econometric forecasting
d. Qualitative technique
d. Qualitative technique
Operational planning can be correctly defined as:
a. A function of establishing the annual budget by accumulating departmental information
b. The process by which short-range objectives and actions are established and implemented in
accordance with the strategic plan
c. An annual process of developing, evaluating, and implementing goals based on community
needs
d. Determining the major types of services offered based on profit margins.
b. The process by which short-range objectives and actions are established and implemented in
accordance with the strategic plan
Decisions concerning the development of alternative modes of service delivery are generally
made upon recommendations of:
a. The market research director to the CEO
b. Community leaders to the CEO
c. The CEO to the governing authority
d. The medical/professional staff to the governing authority
c. The CEO to the governing authority
One of the best ways to determine the total market size and share of each competitor in that
market is to:
a. Survey the opinions of the sales force or the medical/professional staff.
b. Survey a stratified sample of patients/clients
c. Hire a consultant
d. Estimate the production capacity of each competitor
b. Survey a stratified sample of patients/clients
Short-range planning is enhanced if a strategic plan has been adopted because:
a. Potential programs can be eliminated easily if not part of the strategic plan
b. Use of space has already been determined
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,c. A frame of references is already in place
d. Operational problems can be quickly resolved
c. A frame of references is already in place
In the field of healthcare services, which of the following trends has significantly increased the
need to develop more comprehensive and more systemic credentialing processes in healthcare
facilities:
a. The increased number of independent healthcare practitioners
b. The expansion of governmental regulations covering the operation of the healthcare facilities
c. The growth of ambulatory healthcare services
d. The growth of liability of healthcare facilities for malpractice by health practitioners
d. The growth of liability of healthcare facilities for malpractice by health practitioners
Which of the following activities can best help identify the most efficient staffing patterns for a
healthcare organization?
a. Periodic job-analysis to determine productivity levels
b. Review of industry standards by region
c. Desk audits of job descriptions
d. Frequent on-site visits to work locations
a. Periodic job-analysis to determine productivity levels
In a sound human resources program, the primary purpose of the job classification system is to?
a. Develop position descriptions for employees
b. Establish a total wage and salary administration program
c. Rank jobs by kind and level of work performed
d. Define an effective organizational structure
c. Rank jobs by kind and level of work performed
Which of the following statements best defines increased productivity?
a. An increase in productivity occurs when the number of units of service rendered in a given
year increases over the number rendered in the previous year
b. An increase in productivity occurs when an increase occurs in the volume of number of units
of service rendered
c. An increase in productivity occurs when reduction occurs in the ratio of hours worked to the
number of units of service rendered
d. An increase in productivity occurs when an increase occurs in the revenue from a given
number of full-time equivalent employee
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, c. An increase in productivity occurs when reduction occurs in the ratio of hours worked to the
number of units of service rendered
Which of the following is the depreciation method that best recognizes changes in the general
purchasing power of the dollar and/or changes in the replacement cost of specific assets?
a. Declining-balance depreciation
b. Straight-line depreciation
c. Price-level depreciation
d. Sum of years' digits depreciation
c. Price-level depreciation
When third-party policies and programs impede the healthcare facility's fiscal capacity to
renovate and model its plant as routinely scheduled, the healthcare facility - to protect itself-
should first:
a. Delay capital improvements until funds are available
b. reduce the level of operating services
c. Limit the number of admissions from selected third-party payment sources
d. Resort to the regulatory agency to obtain a waiver
a. Delay capital improvements until funds are available
The method referred to as value analysis is used in inventory control activities to:
a. Make adequate substitutions for requisitioned items.
b. Reduce the quantity of items issued to various departments
c. Reduce cost without impairing functional efficiency
d. Relate quantity and quality of items
c. Reduce cost without impairing functional efficiency
When a computer system is being used for business records, confidentiality is most effectively
maintained by:
a. Periodic reviews by the internal auditor
b. Monitoring the activities of those employees who operate computer services
c. Restricting access to the information system
d. Restricting access to the computer area
c. Restricting access to the information system
To evaluate changes in levels of revenue and expenses as a result of changes occurring during
the year, management can:
a. Use a "step-down method"
b. Use the contribution margin approach to budgeting
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CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS|FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|LATEST
UPDATE|GUARANTEED PASS
At this time of restriction and complexity in the healthcare environment, the process of strategic
planning for the healthcare organization requires the organization to develop a plan that:
a. Responds to the healthcare needs of the community
b. Meets the needs of its service area population
c. Is coordinated with the medical staff interests
d. Gives high priority to marketing
a. Responds to the healthcare needs of the community
In achieving the goals of an organization, the most important management practice is:
a. Allowing the line managers to determine their own goals
b. Applying goals uniformly at all organizational levels
c. Holding operational-level meetings to compare objectives
d. Establishing organizational objectives based on the goals of the management team
b. Applying goals uniformly at all organizational levels
All of the following are essential components of strategic planning except:
a. The corporate mission statement
b. Timetables for activity completion
c. Competitive analysis
d. Assessment of the external environment
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,b. Timetables for activity completion
When data are scarce, the best method for forecasting is to use:
a. Computer-based simulation methods
b. Time series analysis
c. Econometric forecasting
d. Qualitative technique
d. Qualitative technique
Operational planning can be correctly defined as:
a. A function of establishing the annual budget by accumulating departmental information
b. The process by which short-range objectives and actions are established and implemented in
accordance with the strategic plan
c. An annual process of developing, evaluating, and implementing goals based on community
needs
d. Determining the major types of services offered based on profit margins.
b. The process by which short-range objectives and actions are established and implemented in
accordance with the strategic plan
Decisions concerning the development of alternative modes of service delivery are generally
made upon recommendations of:
a. The market research director to the CEO
b. Community leaders to the CEO
c. The CEO to the governing authority
d. The medical/professional staff to the governing authority
c. The CEO to the governing authority
One of the best ways to determine the total market size and share of each competitor in that
market is to:
a. Survey the opinions of the sales force or the medical/professional staff.
b. Survey a stratified sample of patients/clients
c. Hire a consultant
d. Estimate the production capacity of each competitor
b. Survey a stratified sample of patients/clients
Short-range planning is enhanced if a strategic plan has been adopted because:
a. Potential programs can be eliminated easily if not part of the strategic plan
b. Use of space has already been determined
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,c. A frame of references is already in place
d. Operational problems can be quickly resolved
c. A frame of references is already in place
In the field of healthcare services, which of the following trends has significantly increased the
need to develop more comprehensive and more systemic credentialing processes in healthcare
facilities:
a. The increased number of independent healthcare practitioners
b. The expansion of governmental regulations covering the operation of the healthcare facilities
c. The growth of ambulatory healthcare services
d. The growth of liability of healthcare facilities for malpractice by health practitioners
d. The growth of liability of healthcare facilities for malpractice by health practitioners
Which of the following activities can best help identify the most efficient staffing patterns for a
healthcare organization?
a. Periodic job-analysis to determine productivity levels
b. Review of industry standards by region
c. Desk audits of job descriptions
d. Frequent on-site visits to work locations
a. Periodic job-analysis to determine productivity levels
In a sound human resources program, the primary purpose of the job classification system is to?
a. Develop position descriptions for employees
b. Establish a total wage and salary administration program
c. Rank jobs by kind and level of work performed
d. Define an effective organizational structure
c. Rank jobs by kind and level of work performed
Which of the following statements best defines increased productivity?
a. An increase in productivity occurs when the number of units of service rendered in a given
year increases over the number rendered in the previous year
b. An increase in productivity occurs when an increase occurs in the volume of number of units
of service rendered
c. An increase in productivity occurs when reduction occurs in the ratio of hours worked to the
number of units of service rendered
d. An increase in productivity occurs when an increase occurs in the revenue from a given
number of full-time equivalent employee
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, c. An increase in productivity occurs when reduction occurs in the ratio of hours worked to the
number of units of service rendered
Which of the following is the depreciation method that best recognizes changes in the general
purchasing power of the dollar and/or changes in the replacement cost of specific assets?
a. Declining-balance depreciation
b. Straight-line depreciation
c. Price-level depreciation
d. Sum of years' digits depreciation
c. Price-level depreciation
When third-party policies and programs impede the healthcare facility's fiscal capacity to
renovate and model its plant as routinely scheduled, the healthcare facility - to protect itself-
should first:
a. Delay capital improvements until funds are available
b. reduce the level of operating services
c. Limit the number of admissions from selected third-party payment sources
d. Resort to the regulatory agency to obtain a waiver
a. Delay capital improvements until funds are available
The method referred to as value analysis is used in inventory control activities to:
a. Make adequate substitutions for requisitioned items.
b. Reduce the quantity of items issued to various departments
c. Reduce cost without impairing functional efficiency
d. Relate quantity and quality of items
c. Reduce cost without impairing functional efficiency
When a computer system is being used for business records, confidentiality is most effectively
maintained by:
a. Periodic reviews by the internal auditor
b. Monitoring the activities of those employees who operate computer services
c. Restricting access to the information system
d. Restricting access to the computer area
c. Restricting access to the information system
To evaluate changes in levels of revenue and expenses as a result of changes occurring during
the year, management can:
a. Use a "step-down method"
b. Use the contribution margin approach to budgeting
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