ACHE BOG SAMPLE TEST PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
• #198 All of the following are essential components of strategic planning
except:.
Answer: Timetables for activity completion
• Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must A) be
accredited by JCAHO B) serve Medicaid beneficiaries C) meet the
conditions of participation D) be in compliance with the CON laws.
Answer: C
• #136 The qui tam provision of the federal False Claims Act is a statute
aimed at those who commit fraud against the government:.
Answer: Allows any citizen to bring suit in the name of the United States.
• As a minimum, an organization demonstrates "good faith" in collective
bargaining with a union by: a. appointing a representative who may not have
the power to negotiate agreements to meet with the union b. rejection union
proposals without having to offer counterproposals. c. bargaining
individually with employees or offering them individual contracts even
though bargaining has been requested by the majority representative d.
receiving union proposals and meeting with the union from time to time to
discuss the proposals.
Answer: d. receiving union proposals and meeting with the union from time
to time to discuss the proposals
• #13 In assessing the advantage of using a focus group over a survey in
evaluating a program, one could say that focus groups:.
Answer: Are more useful in designing improvements to a program.
• It would be incorrect to say that: a. an organization's image is a function of
all that the organization has done as well as what it has attempted to
, communicate b. people's images of an organization always reflects their true
attitudes toward the organization c. an organization's image is largely the
result of public relations, advertising, selling, and communication efforts. d.
responsibility for the creation of the organization's image does not lie
merely with the marketer.
Answer: c. an organization's image is largely the result of public relations,
advertising, selling, and communication efforts.
• Which of the following best summarizes the legal status of the
physician-patient relationship? A) it is based on an expressed or implied
contract, from which certain elements of duty arise B) it is based on
acceptance of remuneration for services rendered unless chair to care is
designated C) it has no legal status and that it is a private business
relationship, unless the patient is a Medicare beneficiary D) it is governed
by the hospital or health systems medical staff bylaws.
Answer: A
• Which of the following analyses is used in workforce planning and
forecasting A) qualified inventory analysis B) Job analysis C) productivity
analysis D) Ratio analysis.
Answer: D
• #17 Forecasting organizational need for human resources by focusing on
specific position openings that are likely to occur and using these for
planning is called:.
Answer: Demand-pull approach.
• The organization's strategic plan, accreditation and licensing requirements ,
and the need to improve functional efficiency may indicated the need for a
building program. To develop a program that best meets these needs, the
healthcare organization should: a. interview the medical staff for
suggestions b. interview the department managers regarding planned growth
c. interview board members d. prepare a master facility plan.
Answer: d. prepare a master facility plan
• Improving Board Performance.
, Answer: Conduct confidential surveys of member perspectives
• An important management principle that should guide the planning design,
and implementation of information systems for healthcare organization is: a.
always buy the newest system available to avoid technical obsolescence b.
leave all decisions about information technology to technical specialist c.
employ consultants to set priorities for system development d. treat
information as an essential institutional resource..
Answer: d. treat information as an essential institutional resource
• Under a capitated payment system, the risk sharing arrangement involves
which parties A) insurers and patients B) physicians and purchasers C)
hospitals and patients D) hospitals and insurers.
Answer: D
• Hospitals that were acquired by hospital systems generally have which
characteristic? a) They operate at a net gain. b) They incur higher debt
levels. c) They are located in markets with a smaller number of HMOs. d)
They are younger, not-for-profit hospitals with higher occupied beds..
Answer: b) They incur higher debt levels.
• #4 Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to determine
physicians' clinical productivity?.
Answer: RVU
• Resource Contribution Perspective of Governance.
Answer: Views Board members as resource contributors
• The four important aspects of clinical support services are technical quality,
patient satisfaction, continuity or integration, and: a) Cost-benefit analysis.
b) Outcome. c) Appropriateness. d) Health promotion..
Answer: c) Appropriateness.
• In negotiating a contract for an information system, healthcare organizations
should A) form a negotiating team and utilize legal council B) use the
standard contract provided y the vendor C) employ a consultant from among
a list provided by the vendor D) use a cost plus contract to maximize
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
• #198 All of the following are essential components of strategic planning
except:.
Answer: Timetables for activity completion
• Participating providers in the federal Medicare program must A) be
accredited by JCAHO B) serve Medicaid beneficiaries C) meet the
conditions of participation D) be in compliance with the CON laws.
Answer: C
• #136 The qui tam provision of the federal False Claims Act is a statute
aimed at those who commit fraud against the government:.
Answer: Allows any citizen to bring suit in the name of the United States.
• As a minimum, an organization demonstrates "good faith" in collective
bargaining with a union by: a. appointing a representative who may not have
the power to negotiate agreements to meet with the union b. rejection union
proposals without having to offer counterproposals. c. bargaining
individually with employees or offering them individual contracts even
though bargaining has been requested by the majority representative d.
receiving union proposals and meeting with the union from time to time to
discuss the proposals.
Answer: d. receiving union proposals and meeting with the union from time
to time to discuss the proposals
• #13 In assessing the advantage of using a focus group over a survey in
evaluating a program, one could say that focus groups:.
Answer: Are more useful in designing improvements to a program.
• It would be incorrect to say that: a. an organization's image is a function of
all that the organization has done as well as what it has attempted to
, communicate b. people's images of an organization always reflects their true
attitudes toward the organization c. an organization's image is largely the
result of public relations, advertising, selling, and communication efforts. d.
responsibility for the creation of the organization's image does not lie
merely with the marketer.
Answer: c. an organization's image is largely the result of public relations,
advertising, selling, and communication efforts.
• Which of the following best summarizes the legal status of the
physician-patient relationship? A) it is based on an expressed or implied
contract, from which certain elements of duty arise B) it is based on
acceptance of remuneration for services rendered unless chair to care is
designated C) it has no legal status and that it is a private business
relationship, unless the patient is a Medicare beneficiary D) it is governed
by the hospital or health systems medical staff bylaws.
Answer: A
• Which of the following analyses is used in workforce planning and
forecasting A) qualified inventory analysis B) Job analysis C) productivity
analysis D) Ratio analysis.
Answer: D
• #17 Forecasting organizational need for human resources by focusing on
specific position openings that are likely to occur and using these for
planning is called:.
Answer: Demand-pull approach.
• The organization's strategic plan, accreditation and licensing requirements ,
and the need to improve functional efficiency may indicated the need for a
building program. To develop a program that best meets these needs, the
healthcare organization should: a. interview the medical staff for
suggestions b. interview the department managers regarding planned growth
c. interview board members d. prepare a master facility plan.
Answer: d. prepare a master facility plan
• Improving Board Performance.
, Answer: Conduct confidential surveys of member perspectives
• An important management principle that should guide the planning design,
and implementation of information systems for healthcare organization is: a.
always buy the newest system available to avoid technical obsolescence b.
leave all decisions about information technology to technical specialist c.
employ consultants to set priorities for system development d. treat
information as an essential institutional resource..
Answer: d. treat information as an essential institutional resource
• Under a capitated payment system, the risk sharing arrangement involves
which parties A) insurers and patients B) physicians and purchasers C)
hospitals and patients D) hospitals and insurers.
Answer: D
• Hospitals that were acquired by hospital systems generally have which
characteristic? a) They operate at a net gain. b) They incur higher debt
levels. c) They are located in markets with a smaller number of HMOs. d)
They are younger, not-for-profit hospitals with higher occupied beds..
Answer: b) They incur higher debt levels.
• #4 Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to determine
physicians' clinical productivity?.
Answer: RVU
• Resource Contribution Perspective of Governance.
Answer: Views Board members as resource contributors
• The four important aspects of clinical support services are technical quality,
patient satisfaction, continuity or integration, and: a) Cost-benefit analysis.
b) Outcome. c) Appropriateness. d) Health promotion..
Answer: c) Appropriateness.
• In negotiating a contract for an information system, healthcare organizations
should A) form a negotiating team and utilize legal council B) use the
standard contract provided y the vendor C) employ a consultant from among
a list provided by the vendor D) use a cost plus contract to maximize
