FACHE- Healthcare-4 Exam with
Accurate Solutions
Triage - Correct Answers-The evaluation of patient conditions for urgency and
seriousness and the establishment of a priority list to direct care and ensure the efficient
use of medical and nursing staff and facilities
Urgent Care - Correct Answers-Care for injury, illness, or another type of condition
(usually not life threatening) that should be treated within 24 hours; also refers to after
hours care and to a health plan's classification of hospital admissions as urgent,
semiurgent, or elective.
Academic health center - Correct Answers-An institution that encompasses all of the
health-related components of a university, including its health professions school,
patient care operations, and research enterprise.
Acute care hospital - Correct Answers-A hospital (typically a community hospital) that
delivers services designed to meet the needs of patients who require short-term care for
a period of less than 30 days.
Ambulatory care - Correct Answers-Medical care provided on an outpatient basis.
Value-based purchasing - Correct Answers-Linking financial incentives to the quality of
care provided.
US Department of Health and Human Services - Correct Answers-A department of the
US federal government that aims to protect the health and well-being of all Americans.
Ancillary Services - Correct Answers-Services that relate to a patient's care, such as lab
work, X-rays, and anesthesia.
Average length of stay (ALOS) - Correct Answers-The average number of days each
patient stays in the hospital; varies by type of admission, age, and sex and is calculated
by dividing the total number of bed days by the number of discharges for a specified
period.
Bundled pricing - Correct Answers-The act of placing several products or services
together in a single package and selling for a lower price than would be charged if the
items were sold separately; in healthcare, usually means one price for all of the services
provided for a given diagnosis or procedure, such as total joint replacement.
, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Correct Answers-the federal
government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's
Health Insurance Program.
Community benefit - Correct Answers-Charitable care, educational services, and other
benefits that a healthcare organization provides to its community to qualify as a tax-
exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Community-acquired infection rates - Correct Answers-The measure of infections
acquired from a community, in contrast to those acquired in a hospital.
Continuum of care - Correct Answers-The full spectrum of healthcare, including
preventive, ambulatory, acute, post-acute, long-term, palliative, and hospice
Critical access hospital - Correct Answers-A rural community hospital that receives cost-
based reimbursement.
Patient satisfaction score - Correct Answers-The measure of a patient's overall
satisfaction with the level of care received from a healthcare professional, hospital, or
other healthcare provider; the HCAHPS(Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems) survey is the first national standardized survey of patient
satisfaction.
Patient-centered care - Correct Answers-Care that is respectful of and responsive to
individual patient preferences, needs, and values.
Point-of-service plan - Correct Answers-A type of managed care insurance plan that
combines characteristics of a health maintenance organization and a a preferred
provider organization; enrollees choose a primary care physician in the healthcare
network as their "point of service," but the primary care physician can make referrals
outside the network for lesser compensation from the insurance company.
Disproportionate share hospital - Correct Answers-A hospital that receives Medicare
funding for treating a higher proportion of indigent patients (calculated by a formula); the
Affordable Care Act would decrease this funding over time.
Epidemiological planning model - Correct Answers-A statistical analysis and forecast of
the health needs of the community a healthcare organization serves.
evidence-based management - Correct Answers-A management approach that relies
heavily on performance measurement, identification of best practices, and formal
process specification.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - Correct Answers-A health insurance
organization licensed at the state level to which subscribers pay a predetermined fee in
return for access to a panel of employed physicians and network of facilities.
Accurate Solutions
Triage - Correct Answers-The evaluation of patient conditions for urgency and
seriousness and the establishment of a priority list to direct care and ensure the efficient
use of medical and nursing staff and facilities
Urgent Care - Correct Answers-Care for injury, illness, or another type of condition
(usually not life threatening) that should be treated within 24 hours; also refers to after
hours care and to a health plan's classification of hospital admissions as urgent,
semiurgent, or elective.
Academic health center - Correct Answers-An institution that encompasses all of the
health-related components of a university, including its health professions school,
patient care operations, and research enterprise.
Acute care hospital - Correct Answers-A hospital (typically a community hospital) that
delivers services designed to meet the needs of patients who require short-term care for
a period of less than 30 days.
Ambulatory care - Correct Answers-Medical care provided on an outpatient basis.
Value-based purchasing - Correct Answers-Linking financial incentives to the quality of
care provided.
US Department of Health and Human Services - Correct Answers-A department of the
US federal government that aims to protect the health and well-being of all Americans.
Ancillary Services - Correct Answers-Services that relate to a patient's care, such as lab
work, X-rays, and anesthesia.
Average length of stay (ALOS) - Correct Answers-The average number of days each
patient stays in the hospital; varies by type of admission, age, and sex and is calculated
by dividing the total number of bed days by the number of discharges for a specified
period.
Bundled pricing - Correct Answers-The act of placing several products or services
together in a single package and selling for a lower price than would be charged if the
items were sold separately; in healthcare, usually means one price for all of the services
provided for a given diagnosis or procedure, such as total joint replacement.
, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) - Correct Answers-the federal
government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's
Health Insurance Program.
Community benefit - Correct Answers-Charitable care, educational services, and other
benefits that a healthcare organization provides to its community to qualify as a tax-
exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Community-acquired infection rates - Correct Answers-The measure of infections
acquired from a community, in contrast to those acquired in a hospital.
Continuum of care - Correct Answers-The full spectrum of healthcare, including
preventive, ambulatory, acute, post-acute, long-term, palliative, and hospice
Critical access hospital - Correct Answers-A rural community hospital that receives cost-
based reimbursement.
Patient satisfaction score - Correct Answers-The measure of a patient's overall
satisfaction with the level of care received from a healthcare professional, hospital, or
other healthcare provider; the HCAHPS(Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems) survey is the first national standardized survey of patient
satisfaction.
Patient-centered care - Correct Answers-Care that is respectful of and responsive to
individual patient preferences, needs, and values.
Point-of-service plan - Correct Answers-A type of managed care insurance plan that
combines characteristics of a health maintenance organization and a a preferred
provider organization; enrollees choose a primary care physician in the healthcare
network as their "point of service," but the primary care physician can make referrals
outside the network for lesser compensation from the insurance company.
Disproportionate share hospital - Correct Answers-A hospital that receives Medicare
funding for treating a higher proportion of indigent patients (calculated by a formula); the
Affordable Care Act would decrease this funding over time.
Epidemiological planning model - Correct Answers-A statistical analysis and forecast of
the health needs of the community a healthcare organization serves.
evidence-based management - Correct Answers-A management approach that relies
heavily on performance measurement, identification of best practices, and formal
process specification.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) - Correct Answers-A health insurance
organization licensed at the state level to which subscribers pay a predetermined fee in
return for access to a panel of employed physicians and network of facilities.
