ACHE Board of Governors EXAMINATION
SET 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act. Answer: A federal law
passed in 1982 that signlared the end of cost-based reimbursement and
the beginning of Medicare's prospective payment system
● Stark Law. Answer: The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, passed in
1989 and championed by former California Representative Fortney
"Pete" Stark, which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare
patients to entities with which the physician or an immediate family
member has a financial relationship
● Protected Health Information. Answer: Any health-related
information that identifies or can be used to identify the individual to
whom it pertains
● Privileging. Answer: The process whereby the specific scope and
content of patient care (clinical) services are authorized for a healthcare
practitioner by a healthcare organization on the basis of evaluation of the
individual's credentials and performance
● Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treamtment (POLST) forms.
Answer: Forms that convert patients' preferences for end-of-life care
into enforceable medical orders; similar to advance directives
SET 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act. Answer: A federal law
passed in 1982 that signlared the end of cost-based reimbursement and
the beginning of Medicare's prospective payment system
● Stark Law. Answer: The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, passed in
1989 and championed by former California Representative Fortney
"Pete" Stark, which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare
patients to entities with which the physician or an immediate family
member has a financial relationship
● Protected Health Information. Answer: Any health-related
information that identifies or can be used to identify the individual to
whom it pertains
● Privileging. Answer: The process whereby the specific scope and
content of patient care (clinical) services are authorized for a healthcare
practitioner by a healthcare organization on the basis of evaluation of the
individual's credentials and performance
● Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treamtment (POLST) forms.
Answer: Forms that convert patients' preferences for end-of-life care
into enforceable medical orders; similar to advance directives
