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ACHE BOG Exam Sample Test -100 Questions
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1: For the routine service cost center, an increase in the
number of patient days over the budgeted number of patient
days will result in:
CORRECT ANSWER : 2. A lower average cost per patient day.
Question 2: Which of the following balance sheet items would
differ between a for-profit and a not-for-profit healthcare organization?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Retained earnings.
Question 3: Which of the following leadership actions most
clearly supports organizational transformation toward total quality management?
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Convening and chairing the Quality
Council.
Question 4: In the healthcare field, the accountability of
management is best measured by the:
CORRECT ANSWER : 1. Balance maintained between service
quality and operational efficiency.
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Question 5: Consumer "report card" development and
distribution has become a high priority for managed care
organizations because:
CORRECT ANSWER : 2. Purchasers are pressuring for
disclosure of meaningful performance information for use by buyers and consumers.
Question 6: Which of the following is not required for managing
strategic adaptation?
CORRECT ANSWER : 3. Vertical and horizontal integration
with out-of-area providers.
Question 7: What is an important advantage of physician
participation in Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) versus other affiliation arrangements with HMOs?
CORRECT ANSWER : 2. Physicians participating in IPAs can
limit their dependence on any single HMO.
Question 8: The point-of-service product is the fastest growing
managed care product in the contemporary marketplace because:
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CORRECT ANSWER : 1. It allows consumers to place a direct
value on how important provider choice is to them.
Question 9: The agency normally responsible for regulation of
the financial solvency and subscriber regulations of HMOs is
the:
CORRECT ANSWER : 2. State insurance
commission/department.
Question 10: Many hospitals develop affiliations with college-
based nursing education programs to:
CORRECT ANSWER : 2. Improve access to qualified graduates.
Question 11: The critical-incidents technique of employee
performance appraisal requires raters to:
CORRECT ANSWER : 4. Record behaviors of employees that
are related to both good and poor performance.
Question 12: The primary components of a healthcare
organization's mission statement include:
CORRECT ANSWER : 2. Community served and services
provided.
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Question 13: A key role for any governing board is:
CORRECT ANSWER : 4. Recruiting and evaluating the chief
executive officer.
Question 14: One of the major elements of an information
system strategic plan includes the:
CORRECT ANSWER : 4. Software development plan.
Question 15: Selection of an information system in a healthcare
organization should begin with:
CORRECT ANSWER : 3. Development of an information
systems plan that supports the organization's existing strategic objectives.
Question 16: Which of the following does not accurately
describe patient management guidelines? Patient management
guidelines:
CORRECT ANSWER : 4. Specify actions which deliberately
constrain doctors' judgments based on individual patients.