ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100 Questions with Verified
Answers Graded A+
CEO Compensation should be based on: ANSWERS - a. when not legally prohibited
a. the compensation arrangement with prior CEO
b. executive compensation in local corporations
with similar gross revenues
c. present day salary plus cost-of living The Chief Executive Officer:
adjustment a. is a member of the board
d. what the institution would have to pay for a b. represents the board internally and externally
similarly prepared person if that person were c. is not a member of the board
employed elsewhere - ANSWERS - d. what d. has a contract with the board -
the institution would have to pay for a similarly ANSWERS - b. represents the board
prepared person if that person were employed internally and externally
elsewhere
Regarding the budget, the board:
An essential function of the governing board is a. does not use the budget exercise as a way to
to: improve quality and productivity
a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range b. gets involved in preparing budgets for all
plan operational units
b. focus on strategic planning c. decides which personnel are needed in top
c. prepare the operating plan management
d. review the performance of departmental d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices
managers - ANSWERS - a. approve the among competing opportunities -
mission, vision, and long-range plan ANSWERS - d. establishes guidelines and
makes final choices among competing
opportunities
The key to enhancing board effectiveness is:
a. getting the right people to serve on the board
b. supporting and selecting the right CEO The individual or group responsible for
c. orientating and training the CEO establishing policy, maintaining quality of care,
d. organizing the board's work - and providing for institutional management
ANSWERS - d. organizing the board's work planning is the:
a. COO
b. Medical Staff Medical Committee
c. Governing Body
Members of the medical staff are eligible for full d. CEO - ANSWERS - c. Governing Body
membership on the governing board in the same
manner as other individuals:
a. when not legally prohibited
b. when they do not actively practice in the A correct statement regarding trustee serving as
organization fiduciaries is that they can:
c. when they are not full-time employees a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and
d. if they are not foreign nationals - improper expenditures of facility funds for
,ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100 Questions with Verified
Answers Graded A+
personal reasons. committee, and officers - ANSWERS - c.
b. be released from responsibility by giving the Composition of the governing board, committee,
audit committee final authority in high risk areas and officers
of financial matters, without any action by the
whole board
c. be held personally liable for wrongful acts or
omissions by corporate officers or co-trustees by Successful approaches to strategic planning
virtue of their position as trustees include:
d. waive their fiduciary responsibility as a a. a well-written mission statement, long-range
community organization - ANSWERS - a. plane, and fiscal plan plus the history and
be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and discussion surrounding them
improper expenditures of facility funds for b. avoidance of high risk decision
personal reasons. c. not paying attention to competitor's activity
d. using rules and past experiences as a guide to
future action - ANSWERS - a. a well-written
mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal
Ultimate responsibility for the mission statement plan plus the history and discussion surrounding
rests with the: them
a. CEO and medical staff
b. Governing Board
c. Community and CEO
d. CEO - ANSWERS - b. Governing Board The primary challenge facing a prospector is:
a. protecting and increasing current services
(product) or market share through technical
efficiency, cost improvements, or differentiation
A key reason for choosing board members is strategies
because: b. managing diversification successfully, to guard
a. other board members want to listen to their against expanding too rapidly or into areas they
opinions. have little knowledge
b. of what they can do for the organization c. managing simultaneously the difficult task of
c. have high status in the community pursuing new markets and services while
c. physicians will listen to them they can - avoiding erosion of current services in existing
ANSWERS - b. of what they can do for the markets
organization d. creating stability by sticking with strategic plan
long enough to accumulate experience and to
develop consistent leadership avoiding random
diversification efforts. - ANSWERS - b.
The bylaws of healthcare organization should managing diversification successfully, to guard
include which of the following? against expanding too rapidly or into areas they
a. Committee scope and function have little knowledge
b. The privileges of the medical staff
c. The names of the stockholders in the
organization
c. Composition of the governing board, In the introductory stage of a product life cycle:
, ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100 Questions with Verified
Answers Graded A+
a. the introductory stage can be short majority and laggards as well as the innovators
b. the introductory stage can be long c. word of mouth and personal influence play little
c. sales and revenue growth is slow to no role in the consumer adoption process
c. all of the above - ANSWERS - c. all of d. people differ significantly in their likelihood to
the above try a new product/service, a factor that should
affect an organization's communications plans for
its new product /service - ANSWERS - d.
people differ significantly in their likelihood to try
The primary task of marketing is to: a new product/service, a factor that should affect
a. bring about voluntary and involuntary an organization's communications plans for its
exchanges of value new product /service
b. attract new advertiser
c. bring about exchanges of values
d. advertise new and existing services -
ANSWERS - c. bring about exchanges of All of the following can be used to establish
values marketing budgets?
a. The affordable method
b. Objective and task method
c. Competitive-based method
It would be incorrect to say that: 4. All the above - ANSWERS - b. Objective
a. an organization's image is a function of all that and task method
the organization has done as well as what it has
attempted to communicate
b. people's images of an organization always
reflects their true attitudes toward the All of the following are methods used to forecast
organization future demands except:
c. an organization's image is largely the result of a. target buyer intention surveys
public relations, advertising, selling, and b. performance of an environmental assessment
communication efforts. c.estimation of a competitor's current customer
d. responsibility for the creation of the base
organization's image does not lie merely with the d. estimate of future demand by "middlemen" -
marketer - ANSWERS - c. an organization's ANSWERS - c. estimation of a competitor's
image is largely the result of public relations, current customer base
advertising, selling, and communication efforts.
All of the following statements are true except
It is important to understand the consumer that:
adoption process because: a. much of the art of forecasting relies on the
a. the organization may be able to convince the opinions of experts
consumer to pass over awareness, interest, the b. forecasting, if correctly performed relying on
evaluation stages, moving directly to trail. technological forecasting approaches, is an exact
b. it is important to have the communications science
plan for new products/services address the late c. forecasting includes applying the rates of
Answers Graded A+
CEO Compensation should be based on: ANSWERS - a. when not legally prohibited
a. the compensation arrangement with prior CEO
b. executive compensation in local corporations
with similar gross revenues
c. present day salary plus cost-of living The Chief Executive Officer:
adjustment a. is a member of the board
d. what the institution would have to pay for a b. represents the board internally and externally
similarly prepared person if that person were c. is not a member of the board
employed elsewhere - ANSWERS - d. what d. has a contract with the board -
the institution would have to pay for a similarly ANSWERS - b. represents the board
prepared person if that person were employed internally and externally
elsewhere
Regarding the budget, the board:
An essential function of the governing board is a. does not use the budget exercise as a way to
to: improve quality and productivity
a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range b. gets involved in preparing budgets for all
plan operational units
b. focus on strategic planning c. decides which personnel are needed in top
c. prepare the operating plan management
d. review the performance of departmental d. establishes guidelines and makes final choices
managers - ANSWERS - a. approve the among competing opportunities -
mission, vision, and long-range plan ANSWERS - d. establishes guidelines and
makes final choices among competing
opportunities
The key to enhancing board effectiveness is:
a. getting the right people to serve on the board
b. supporting and selecting the right CEO The individual or group responsible for
c. orientating and training the CEO establishing policy, maintaining quality of care,
d. organizing the board's work - and providing for institutional management
ANSWERS - d. organizing the board's work planning is the:
a. COO
b. Medical Staff Medical Committee
c. Governing Body
Members of the medical staff are eligible for full d. CEO - ANSWERS - c. Governing Body
membership on the governing board in the same
manner as other individuals:
a. when not legally prohibited
b. when they do not actively practice in the A correct statement regarding trustee serving as
organization fiduciaries is that they can:
c. when they are not full-time employees a. be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and
d. if they are not foreign nationals - improper expenditures of facility funds for
,ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100 Questions with Verified
Answers Graded A+
personal reasons. committee, and officers - ANSWERS - c.
b. be released from responsibility by giving the Composition of the governing board, committee,
audit committee final authority in high risk areas and officers
of financial matters, without any action by the
whole board
c. be held personally liable for wrongful acts or
omissions by corporate officers or co-trustees by Successful approaches to strategic planning
virtue of their position as trustees include:
d. waive their fiduciary responsibility as a a. a well-written mission statement, long-range
community organization - ANSWERS - a. plane, and fiscal plan plus the history and
be indicted for alleged theft of facility funds and discussion surrounding them
improper expenditures of facility funds for b. avoidance of high risk decision
personal reasons. c. not paying attention to competitor's activity
d. using rules and past experiences as a guide to
future action - ANSWERS - a. a well-written
mission statement, long-range plane, and fiscal
Ultimate responsibility for the mission statement plan plus the history and discussion surrounding
rests with the: them
a. CEO and medical staff
b. Governing Board
c. Community and CEO
d. CEO - ANSWERS - b. Governing Board The primary challenge facing a prospector is:
a. protecting and increasing current services
(product) or market share through technical
efficiency, cost improvements, or differentiation
A key reason for choosing board members is strategies
because: b. managing diversification successfully, to guard
a. other board members want to listen to their against expanding too rapidly or into areas they
opinions. have little knowledge
b. of what they can do for the organization c. managing simultaneously the difficult task of
c. have high status in the community pursuing new markets and services while
c. physicians will listen to them they can - avoiding erosion of current services in existing
ANSWERS - b. of what they can do for the markets
organization d. creating stability by sticking with strategic plan
long enough to accumulate experience and to
develop consistent leadership avoiding random
diversification efforts. - ANSWERS - b.
The bylaws of healthcare organization should managing diversification successfully, to guard
include which of the following? against expanding too rapidly or into areas they
a. Committee scope and function have little knowledge
b. The privileges of the medical staff
c. The names of the stockholders in the
organization
c. Composition of the governing board, In the introductory stage of a product life cycle:
, ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100 Questions with Verified
Answers Graded A+
a. the introductory stage can be short majority and laggards as well as the innovators
b. the introductory stage can be long c. word of mouth and personal influence play little
c. sales and revenue growth is slow to no role in the consumer adoption process
c. all of the above - ANSWERS - c. all of d. people differ significantly in their likelihood to
the above try a new product/service, a factor that should
affect an organization's communications plans for
its new product /service - ANSWERS - d.
people differ significantly in their likelihood to try
The primary task of marketing is to: a new product/service, a factor that should affect
a. bring about voluntary and involuntary an organization's communications plans for its
exchanges of value new product /service
b. attract new advertiser
c. bring about exchanges of values
d. advertise new and existing services -
ANSWERS - c. bring about exchanges of All of the following can be used to establish
values marketing budgets?
a. The affordable method
b. Objective and task method
c. Competitive-based method
It would be incorrect to say that: 4. All the above - ANSWERS - b. Objective
a. an organization's image is a function of all that and task method
the organization has done as well as what it has
attempted to communicate
b. people's images of an organization always
reflects their true attitudes toward the All of the following are methods used to forecast
organization future demands except:
c. an organization's image is largely the result of a. target buyer intention surveys
public relations, advertising, selling, and b. performance of an environmental assessment
communication efforts. c.estimation of a competitor's current customer
d. responsibility for the creation of the base
organization's image does not lie merely with the d. estimate of future demand by "middlemen" -
marketer - ANSWERS - c. an organization's ANSWERS - c. estimation of a competitor's
image is largely the result of public relations, current customer base
advertising, selling, and communication efforts.
All of the following statements are true except
It is important to understand the consumer that:
adoption process because: a. much of the art of forecasting relies on the
a. the organization may be able to convince the opinions of experts
consumer to pass over awareness, interest, the b. forecasting, if correctly performed relying on
evaluation stages, moving directly to trail. technological forecasting approaches, is an exact
b. it is important to have the communications science
plan for new products/services address the late c. forecasting includes applying the rates of
