ACHE BOG BOARD OF GOVERNORS
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTION SET
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act. Answer: A federal law
passed in 1982 that signlared the end of cost-based reimbursement and
the beginning of Medicare's prospective payment system
◉ Stark Law. Answer: The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, passed in
1989 and championed by former California Representative Fortney
"Pete" Stark, which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare
patients to entities with which the physician or an immediate family
member has a financial relationship
◉ Protected Health Information. Answer: Any health-related
information that identifies or can be used to identify the individual to
whom it pertains
◉ Privileging. Answer: The process whereby the specific scope and
content of patient care (clinical) services are authorized for a healthcare
practitioner by a healthcare organization on the basis of evaluation of the
individual's credentials and performance
, ◉ Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treamtment (POLST) forms.
Answer: Forms that convert patients' preferences for end-of-life care
into enforceable medical orders; similar to advance directives
◉ Not-for-profit. Answer: A type of organization in which legal and
ethical restrictions prohibit the distribution of profits to owners or
shareholders
◉ Never event. Answer: A serious, adverse occurence resulting from
failure to follow standard medical practices and generally considered to
be negligence per se; an outcome that should never occur
◉ Negligence. Answer: Failure to comply with established standards for
the protection of others; departure from the conduct expected of a
reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar
circumstances
◉ Mens rea. Answer: Latin for guilty mind, the mental element of a
crime in the context of criminal law; one's awareness that one's conduct
is criminal
◉ Lobbying. Answer: An activity intended to influence the outcome of
pending legislation
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTION SET
GUARANTEED PASS
◉ Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act. Answer: A federal law
passed in 1982 that signlared the end of cost-based reimbursement and
the beginning of Medicare's prospective payment system
◉ Stark Law. Answer: The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, passed in
1989 and championed by former California Representative Fortney
"Pete" Stark, which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare
patients to entities with which the physician or an immediate family
member has a financial relationship
◉ Protected Health Information. Answer: Any health-related
information that identifies or can be used to identify the individual to
whom it pertains
◉ Privileging. Answer: The process whereby the specific scope and
content of patient care (clinical) services are authorized for a healthcare
practitioner by a healthcare organization on the basis of evaluation of the
individual's credentials and performance
, ◉ Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treamtment (POLST) forms.
Answer: Forms that convert patients' preferences for end-of-life care
into enforceable medical orders; similar to advance directives
◉ Not-for-profit. Answer: A type of organization in which legal and
ethical restrictions prohibit the distribution of profits to owners or
shareholders
◉ Never event. Answer: A serious, adverse occurence resulting from
failure to follow standard medical practices and generally considered to
be negligence per se; an outcome that should never occur
◉ Negligence. Answer: Failure to comply with established standards for
the protection of others; departure from the conduct expected of a
reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar
circumstances
◉ Mens rea. Answer: Latin for guilty mind, the mental element of a
crime in the context of criminal law; one's awareness that one's conduct
is criminal
◉ Lobbying. Answer: An activity intended to influence the outcome of
pending legislation
