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ACHE BOG (BOARD OF GOVERNORS) FINAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026/2027 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
Which of the following management styles allows the highest
subordinate freedom and lowest personal authority?
a. Autocratic.
b. Participative.
c. Democratic.
d. Laissez-faire. - ANSWER-d. Laissez-faire.
Under the regulations of the IRS, a tax-exempt entity:
a. Must provide a private benefit to those institutions operating or
affiliated with the entity.
b. Must limit the benefit to any private individual.
c. Must provide a public benefit to the community.
d. Can minimize penalties if it limits private benefits to less than
50%. - ANSWER-c. Must provide a public benefit to the
community.
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Network of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers
that
provide services for a negotiated fee are called:
a. HMOs.
b. PSOs.
c. PPOs.
d. MSOs. - ANSWER-c. PPOs.
The practice of a provider seeing a patient more often than is
medically necessary, primarily to increase revenue through an
increased number of services, is called:
a. Cost shifting.
b. Buffering.
c. Turfing.
d. Churning. - ANSWER-d. Churning.
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Which of the following regulations exempted self-funded employer
sponsored health insurance plans from state insurance
regulation?
a. BBA
b. TEFRA
c. COBRA
d. ERISA - ANSWER-d. ERISA
Hospitals that were acquired by hospital systems generally have
which characteristic?
a. They operate at a net gain.
b. They incur higher debt levels.
c. They are located in markets with a smaller number of HMOs.
d. They are younger, not-for-profit hospitals with higher occupied
beds. - ANSWER-b. They incur higher debt levels.
Hospitals known for their ability to attract and retain nurses
despite the significant nursing shortages are called:
a. Professional excellence centers.
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b. Shared Governance facilities.
c. Magnet hospitals.
d. Baldrige award winners. - ANSWER-c. Magnet hospitals.
The reimbursement method that was first adopted by Medicare
and later by most third-party payers is known as:
a. ICD-9.
b. RBRVS.
c. RUG.
d. DRG. - ANSWER-d. DRG.
The principal goal of a Health Service Organization's
medical/hospital model is
a. Security.
b. Disease treatment.
c. Quality of life.
d. Comfort. - ANSWER-b. Disease treatment.
ACHE BOG (BOARD OF GOVERNORS) FINAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026/2027 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+|
Which of the following management styles allows the highest
subordinate freedom and lowest personal authority?
a. Autocratic.
b. Participative.
c. Democratic.
d. Laissez-faire. - ANSWER-d. Laissez-faire.
Under the regulations of the IRS, a tax-exempt entity:
a. Must provide a private benefit to those institutions operating or
affiliated with the entity.
b. Must limit the benefit to any private individual.
c. Must provide a public benefit to the community.
d. Can minimize penalties if it limits private benefits to less than
50%. - ANSWER-c. Must provide a public benefit to the
community.
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Network of hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers
that
provide services for a negotiated fee are called:
a. HMOs.
b. PSOs.
c. PPOs.
d. MSOs. - ANSWER-c. PPOs.
The practice of a provider seeing a patient more often than is
medically necessary, primarily to increase revenue through an
increased number of services, is called:
a. Cost shifting.
b. Buffering.
c. Turfing.
d. Churning. - ANSWER-d. Churning.
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Which of the following regulations exempted self-funded employer
sponsored health insurance plans from state insurance
regulation?
a. BBA
b. TEFRA
c. COBRA
d. ERISA - ANSWER-d. ERISA
Hospitals that were acquired by hospital systems generally have
which characteristic?
a. They operate at a net gain.
b. They incur higher debt levels.
c. They are located in markets with a smaller number of HMOs.
d. They are younger, not-for-profit hospitals with higher occupied
beds. - ANSWER-b. They incur higher debt levels.
Hospitals known for their ability to attract and retain nurses
despite the significant nursing shortages are called:
a. Professional excellence centers.
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b. Shared Governance facilities.
c. Magnet hospitals.
d. Baldrige award winners. - ANSWER-c. Magnet hospitals.
The reimbursement method that was first adopted by Medicare
and later by most third-party payers is known as:
a. ICD-9.
b. RBRVS.
c. RUG.
d. DRG. - ANSWER-d. DRG.
The principal goal of a Health Service Organization's
medical/hospital model is
a. Security.
b. Disease treatment.
c. Quality of life.
d. Comfort. - ANSWER-b. Disease treatment.
