ACHE BOG SAMPLE TEST CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
• Current JCAHO guidelines regarding measurements (to collection of data)
include all of the following EXCEPT: a. a. the data collection processes
should be consistent with those of the JCAHO's "10 step method" for quality
assessment b. the data should identify opportunities for possible
improvement of existing processes c. the organization must collect data
about the appropriateness of admissions and hospital stays d. the
organization must collect data on patient care processes that are high-risk,
high volume, and problem prone.
Answer: a. a. the data collection processes should be consistent with those of
the JCAHO's "10 step method" for quality assessment
• In considering applications for medical staff privileges, hospitals receive
reports from the US Government clearing house on malpractice payments
and adverse medical staff licensure actions. In general, these reports have
had which effect? a. Reports have rarely led hospitals to make privileging
decisions they would not have made otherwise b. Reports have bee timely
and helpful and have reduced the complexity of the privileging process c.
had they not received the reports, most hospitals' privileging decisions
would usually would have been different. d. Hospitals usually receive
significant information that neither the practitioner involved nor any other
sources had provided.
Answer: a. Reports have rarely led hospitals to make privileging decisions
they would not have made otherwise
• Which of the following is the clear trend regarding a hospital's liability for
the action s of members of its medical staff? a. The hospital may be held
liable for a physician's negligence even though the physician is an
"independent contractor" b. Hospitals are not liable for such actions because
, they are simply physical sites where patients receive treatment from
privately retained physicians c. Courts are becoming more reluctant to
impose liability on hospitals for negligence of physicians who use their
facilities d. The hospital is liable only if the physician is an employee.
Answer: a. The hospital may be held liable for a physician's negligence even
though the physician is an "independent contractor"
• Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the prevailing legal
standards used to judge the actions of members of a not-for -profit
healthcare organization's governing board? a. They must act in good faith,
with reasonable care, and with the best interests of the corporation in mind.
b. They must have exercise the same high level of fiduciary duty as is
applied to the trustees of a trust c. They must avoid gross negligence and
willful misconduct d. They are immune from personal liability.
Answer: a. They must act in good faith, with reasonable care, and with the
best interests of the corporation in mind.
• #26 The effective cost of debt is roughly the same for both not-for-profit and
investor-owned organizations because:.
Answer: The tax deductibility of interest for investor-owned firms offsets
the lower coupon rate on tax-exempt debt.
• The most useful way for a healthcare organization to deal with outside
regulatory and credentialing bodies is to: a) Identify opportunities to
influence political outcomes b) Regularly maintain both formal and informal
relationships with these agencies c) Deal with these agencies only in written
form so as to have a clear paper trail for subsequent review and analysis d)
Provide only the minimum amount of information required to comply with
the regulations of the agency.
Answer: b) Regularly maintain both formal and informal relationships with
these agencies
• #38 Which of the following is likely to provide useful information for
evaluating the profitability of a hospital's managed care business?.
Answer: Changes.
, • In general, it is believed that when preliminary research findings show that
an experimental therapy is effective, experimental therapy should be
provided to the control group because: A) That is part of the standard
contract for all research protocols B) it is unethical to deny someone
potentially beneficial therapies C) The Nuremberg code, widely used in the
United States, requires it D) Researchers have an unwritten code that makes
it mandatory.
Answer: B
• An essential function of the governing board is to: a. approve the mission,
vision, and long-range plan b. focus on strategic planning c. prepare the
operating plan d. review the performance of departmental managers.
Answer: a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
• #72 The overall goal of the HIPPA Act of 1996 is:.
Answer: Improve portability and continuity of health insurance, combat
fraud.
• At what point should the care team begin planning for patient discharge &
continuity of care? a) After receiving a discharge order from the provider b)
On day of discharge c) On Admission d) Only if the patient is high risk for
readmission.
Answer: c) On Admission
• The principles of quality improvement require that healthcare executives
change their management philosophy from: a) Finding fault with employees
to finding problems in processes b) Finding fault with employees to
involving them in the improvement of processes c) Focusing on enhancing
techniques to focusing on variance d) Focusing on employees' roles to
focusing on process outcomes.
Answer: a) Finding fault with employees to finding problems in processes
• If the ADC on a IP surgical unit is 19 and the productive hrs/pt day is 7.2
and the productivity % calculation is 8.5, how many FTEs should be
budgeted for core staffing? A) 24 B) 26 C) 30 D) 35.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
• Current JCAHO guidelines regarding measurements (to collection of data)
include all of the following EXCEPT: a. a. the data collection processes
should be consistent with those of the JCAHO's "10 step method" for quality
assessment b. the data should identify opportunities for possible
improvement of existing processes c. the organization must collect data
about the appropriateness of admissions and hospital stays d. the
organization must collect data on patient care processes that are high-risk,
high volume, and problem prone.
Answer: a. a. the data collection processes should be consistent with those of
the JCAHO's "10 step method" for quality assessment
• In considering applications for medical staff privileges, hospitals receive
reports from the US Government clearing house on malpractice payments
and adverse medical staff licensure actions. In general, these reports have
had which effect? a. Reports have rarely led hospitals to make privileging
decisions they would not have made otherwise b. Reports have bee timely
and helpful and have reduced the complexity of the privileging process c.
had they not received the reports, most hospitals' privileging decisions
would usually would have been different. d. Hospitals usually receive
significant information that neither the practitioner involved nor any other
sources had provided.
Answer: a. Reports have rarely led hospitals to make privileging decisions
they would not have made otherwise
• Which of the following is the clear trend regarding a hospital's liability for
the action s of members of its medical staff? a. The hospital may be held
liable for a physician's negligence even though the physician is an
"independent contractor" b. Hospitals are not liable for such actions because
, they are simply physical sites where patients receive treatment from
privately retained physicians c. Courts are becoming more reluctant to
impose liability on hospitals for negligence of physicians who use their
facilities d. The hospital is liable only if the physician is an employee.
Answer: a. The hospital may be held liable for a physician's negligence even
though the physician is an "independent contractor"
• Which of the following statements BEST summarizes the prevailing legal
standards used to judge the actions of members of a not-for -profit
healthcare organization's governing board? a. They must act in good faith,
with reasonable care, and with the best interests of the corporation in mind.
b. They must have exercise the same high level of fiduciary duty as is
applied to the trustees of a trust c. They must avoid gross negligence and
willful misconduct d. They are immune from personal liability.
Answer: a. They must act in good faith, with reasonable care, and with the
best interests of the corporation in mind.
• #26 The effective cost of debt is roughly the same for both not-for-profit and
investor-owned organizations because:.
Answer: The tax deductibility of interest for investor-owned firms offsets
the lower coupon rate on tax-exempt debt.
• The most useful way for a healthcare organization to deal with outside
regulatory and credentialing bodies is to: a) Identify opportunities to
influence political outcomes b) Regularly maintain both formal and informal
relationships with these agencies c) Deal with these agencies only in written
form so as to have a clear paper trail for subsequent review and analysis d)
Provide only the minimum amount of information required to comply with
the regulations of the agency.
Answer: b) Regularly maintain both formal and informal relationships with
these agencies
• #38 Which of the following is likely to provide useful information for
evaluating the profitability of a hospital's managed care business?.
Answer: Changes.
, • In general, it is believed that when preliminary research findings show that
an experimental therapy is effective, experimental therapy should be
provided to the control group because: A) That is part of the standard
contract for all research protocols B) it is unethical to deny someone
potentially beneficial therapies C) The Nuremberg code, widely used in the
United States, requires it D) Researchers have an unwritten code that makes
it mandatory.
Answer: B
• An essential function of the governing board is to: a. approve the mission,
vision, and long-range plan b. focus on strategic planning c. prepare the
operating plan d. review the performance of departmental managers.
Answer: a. approve the mission, vision, and long-range plan
• #72 The overall goal of the HIPPA Act of 1996 is:.
Answer: Improve portability and continuity of health insurance, combat
fraud.
• At what point should the care team begin planning for patient discharge &
continuity of care? a) After receiving a discharge order from the provider b)
On day of discharge c) On Admission d) Only if the patient is high risk for
readmission.
Answer: c) On Admission
• The principles of quality improvement require that healthcare executives
change their management philosophy from: a) Finding fault with employees
to finding problems in processes b) Finding fault with employees to
involving them in the improvement of processes c) Focusing on enhancing
techniques to focusing on variance d) Focusing on employees' roles to
focusing on process outcomes.
Answer: a) Finding fault with employees to finding problems in processes
• If the ADC on a IP surgical unit is 19 and the productive hrs/pt day is 7.2
and the productivity % calculation is 8.5, how many FTEs should be
budgeted for core staffing? A) 24 B) 26 C) 30 D) 35.
