200 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
|| FACHE BOG Practice Exam 2026
A health services organization should use which of the following sequential
processes to help establish human resources (HR) objectives and policies?
a. Analyze the current HR situation, forecast HR demand, reconcile with the
budget, forecast HR supply.
b. Design HR recruitment and selection activities, develop an HR compensation
plan, and establish HR appraisal systems.
c. Determine best HR job structure, perform HR job evaluations, establish HR
training and development plan.
d. Conduct HR job analysis, determine best HR job structure, and establish HR
information system. - ANSWER-a. Analyze the current HR situation, forecast HR
demand, reconcile with the budget, forecast HR supply.
The CIO for a healthcare organization is typically responsible for which of
the following functions?
a. Information systems and finance.
b. Medical Records and patient registration
c. Telecommunications and public relations.
d. Information systems and telecommunications. - ANSWER-d. Information
systems and telecommunications.
What type of problem arises when a healthcare executive knowingly allows the
organization to continue double billing?
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,a. An ethical problem for the healthcare executive, but may not be grounds for
dismissal if organizational policy is not clearly stated.
b. An actual conflict of interest, even absent a direct economic benefit to the
healthcare executive.
c. An ethical problem for the employee if the healthcare executive receives direct
economic benefit.
d. An ethical problem if it clearly violates state or federal law. - ANSWER-b. An
actual conflict of interest, even absent a direct economic benefit to the healthcare
executive.
An important management principle that should guide the development of
information systems in healthcare organizations is to:
a. Treat information as an essential organizational resource.
b. Delegate all decisions about information technology to technical specialists.
c. Employ consultants to set priorities for systems to be developed.
d. Always buy the newest system available to avoid technical obsolescence -
ANSWER-a. Treat information as an essential organizational resource.
Which of the following is a major priority for system development in the managed
care environment?
a. Development of enterprise-wide computer networks.
b. Development of repositories of computerized patient records.
c. Development of operational inpatient systems.
d. Development of strategic decision support systems. - ANSWER-c.
Development of operational inpatient systems.
Which of the following is considered the best source of information to help a
healthcare organization improve its existing services?
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,a. Ongoing patient and internal customer satisfaction surveys.
b. Focus groups to gather information and statistics from non-patients.
c. Telephonic surveys of anyone who may decide to use the healthcare
organization.
d. Weekly meetings with staff members to determine organizational deficiencies -
ANSWER-d. Weekly meetings with staff members to determine organizational
deficiencies
Which of the following is an Example of an asset?
a. Accounts payable.
b. Accrued employee benefits.
c. Property, plant and equipment
d. Unrealized gain. - ANSWER-c. Property, plant and equipment
Which statement about short-term debt reduces liquidity?
a. Increased use of short-term debt reduces liquidity.
b. Short-term debt provides greater certainty about interest costs over time
c. The interest rates for short-term debt are typically higher than interest rates for
long-term debt.
d. An organization that relies on short-term debt replaces the need for working
capital. - ANSWER-a. Increased use of short-term debt reduces liquidity.
Which of the following is likely to provide useful information for evaluating the
profitability of a hospital's managed care business?
a. Payor mix.
b. Fixed.
c. Contract terms.
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, d. Changes. - ANSWER-d. Changes.
A master patient index (MPI) can best be described as:
a. A relational database containing all identification numbers assigned to patients.
b. A system for converting social security numbers to medical record numbers.
c. A system for converting medical record numbers to patient account numbers.
d. A longitudinal record of all patient encounters for a fixed period of time. -
ANSWER-a. A relational database containing all identification numbers assigned
to patients.
A typical use of the Internet by healthcare organizations is to:
a. Deliver educational programs to employees.
b. Provide the medical staff with electronic access to patient records.
c. Advertise services available to the community.
d. Communicate financial information to business units of the organization. -
ANSWER-c. Advertise services available to the community.
The best way to facilitate information system integration within a
healthcare organization is to:
a. Centralize all computer activities.
b. Use computer equipment from only one manufacturer.
c. Use computer software from only one vendor.
d. Standardize data definitions and data structures. - ANSWER-d. Standardize
data definitions and data structures.
Which of the following is a developing technology that will help control
unauthorized access to computerized information?
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