2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ When facility maintenance is deferred, which of the following
outcomes is predictable?
a. Higher cost
b. Lower costs
c. Deferred risk
d. Higher liability exposure. Answer: a. Higher cost
⩥ The major purpose of a dress code of ethics for members of a
healthcare executives association is to:
a. Provide guidance to members in their own professional conduct
b. Increase public understanding of the professional association
c. Provide a framework for disciplining members when necessary
d. Provide a framework for annually evaluating professional
performance. Answer: a. Provide guidance to members in their own
professional conduct
⩥ Effective facilities maintenance depends on:
a. Life-cycle planning of equipment
b. An up-to-date inventory of equipment parts for replacement
,c. A periodic update of a prevent maintenance schedule
d. Maintaining facilities on a preventive schedule. Answer: d.
Maintaining facilities on a preventive schedule
⩥ When a member of the medical/professional staff requires disciplinary
action, it is ultimate responsibility of the:
a. CEO of the healthcare organization
b. Governing authority
c. Medical director or chief of staff
d. Chief of the clinical service (department chairman). Answer: b.
Governing authority
⩥ Temporary working capital needs should be financial through:
a. Leasing equipment
b. Short-term debt
c. Equity financing
d. Accounts receivable. Answer: b. Short-term debt
⩥ Which of the following rules applies to the purchase of major
diagnostic or treatment equipment?
a. Physician input s required by the accrediting body
b. Competitive bidding is required by government programs
c. The decision should be based on equipment depreciation schedules
, d. Funds should be allocated annually in accordance with the
organization's capital schedule. Answer: d. Funds should be allocated
annually in accordance with the organization's capital schedule
⩥ The principle advantage for an inpatient facility to affiliate with a
geriatric-care program is that such an arrangement:
a. Provides for a continuum of care for patients
b. Permits patients to receive care in the home settings
c. Requires less skilled personnel to provide the care
d. Is less costly to the patient. Answer: a. Provides for a continuum of
care for patients
⩥ Quality of patient care can best be measures by:
a. Carefully constructed written reports comparing different time
periods.
b. A review of incident reports
c. Reviewing the minutes of the medical/professional executive
committee
d. A combination of statistical reports and direct supervision of patient
care. Answer: d. A combination of statistical reports and direct
supervision of patient care
⩥ The thrust of antitrust legislation as applied to the healthcare field is
to: