ACMA Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NBCM - CORRECT ANSWER National Board for Case Management
ACMA - CORRECT ANSWER American Case Management Association
NBCM's Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER developing and approving
certification content, implementing and maintaining certification policies, conducting
eligibility reviews, handling appeals, and recommending strategies or developments for the
ACM certification
The Mission for the ACMA - CORRECT ANSWER "To be THE association for Health
Care Delivery System Case Management and Transitions of Care (TOC) Professionals."
The goals of the ACMA - CORRECT ANSWER Provide innovative professional
development services, create new opportunities for networking, and influence the policies,
laws, and other issues related to the practice of Health Care Delivery System Case
Management
ACM Test Consists of - CORRECT ANSWER 110 questions (90 scored and 20 pretest
questions) and 5 problem specialty simulation portion (4 scored and 1 pretest problem)
Pay for Performance 3 types - CORRECT ANSWER Value based purchasing
Readmissions
Hospital Acquired Conditions
Value-based purchasing - CORRECT ANSWER program that measures, reports, and
rewards excellence in health care delivery, taking into consideration access, price, quality,
efficiency, and alignment of incentives
, Value-based purchasing DOMAINS (5) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Clinical Care
Outcomes (heavy emphasis on mortality)
2. Patient experience of care (HCAPHS survey)
3. Efficiency
4. Safety (patient safety indicators and infection rates)
5. Clinical Care Process (core measures)
HCAPHS survey - CORRECT ANSWER Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
Developed by CMS
Readmission Risk Assessment Tools - CORRECT ANSWER 1. The society for
hospital medicine's project boost risk assessment (8Ps)
2. The LACE index
3. Boston University school of medicine the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
4. Project Red Toolkit (re-engineered discharge
11 categories for assessment - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Health Behaviors
2) Social determinants of health
3) Response to illness
4) Belief and Value system
5) Medical history
6) Psychosocial history
7) Financial situation
8) Environment
9) Functional status
10) Support System
11) Developmental Level
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
NBCM - CORRECT ANSWER National Board for Case Management
ACMA - CORRECT ANSWER American Case Management Association
NBCM's Responsibilities - CORRECT ANSWER developing and approving
certification content, implementing and maintaining certification policies, conducting
eligibility reviews, handling appeals, and recommending strategies or developments for the
ACM certification
The Mission for the ACMA - CORRECT ANSWER "To be THE association for Health
Care Delivery System Case Management and Transitions of Care (TOC) Professionals."
The goals of the ACMA - CORRECT ANSWER Provide innovative professional
development services, create new opportunities for networking, and influence the policies,
laws, and other issues related to the practice of Health Care Delivery System Case
Management
ACM Test Consists of - CORRECT ANSWER 110 questions (90 scored and 20 pretest
questions) and 5 problem specialty simulation portion (4 scored and 1 pretest problem)
Pay for Performance 3 types - CORRECT ANSWER Value based purchasing
Readmissions
Hospital Acquired Conditions
Value-based purchasing - CORRECT ANSWER program that measures, reports, and
rewards excellence in health care delivery, taking into consideration access, price, quality,
efficiency, and alignment of incentives
, Value-based purchasing DOMAINS (5) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Clinical Care
Outcomes (heavy emphasis on mortality)
2. Patient experience of care (HCAPHS survey)
3. Efficiency
4. Safety (patient safety indicators and infection rates)
5. Clinical Care Process (core measures)
HCAPHS survey - CORRECT ANSWER Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health of
Healthcare Providers and Systems
Developed by CMS
Readmission Risk Assessment Tools - CORRECT ANSWER 1. The society for
hospital medicine's project boost risk assessment (8Ps)
2. The LACE index
3. Boston University school of medicine the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
4. Project Red Toolkit (re-engineered discharge
11 categories for assessment - CORRECT ANSWER 1) Health Behaviors
2) Social determinants of health
3) Response to illness
4) Belief and Value system
5) Medical history
6) Psychosocial history
7) Financial situation
8) Environment
9) Functional status
10) Support System
11) Developmental Level
