FACHE EXAM FLASHCARDS ACHE BOARD
OF GOVERNORS COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Acute Condition Answer: A condition that has been present for a
short period of time - a few days
◉ Sub-acute condition Answer: A condition that has been present for 1-
3 weeks
◉ Chronic Condition Answer: A condition that has been present for
several weeks to months - often associated with debilitation
◉ Debilitation Answer: Weak, feeble or infirm
◉ Length of Stay (LOS) Answer: Number of days a patient stays in the
hospital and counted by the number of nights spent in the hospital.
◉ Case Mix Index (CMI) Answer: A measure of the clinical severity or
resource requirements of the patients in a particular hospital or treated
by a particular clinician during a specific time period.
, ◉ Medical Home Answer: enhanced model of primary care that
provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing, and
coordinated patient-centered care
◉ Population Health Answer: health outcomes of a group of people, and
the distribution of those outcomes within the group
◉ What are the 2 Population Health Measures? Answer: 1. Incidence:
number of cases occurring in a population within a time period
2. Prevalence: the total number of cases in the population at a single
point in time
◉ Institute of Medicine (IOM) Answer: Non-governmental,
independent, and nonprofit organization of physicians that provides
unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-makers, as
well as the public.
◉ Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) Answer:
Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that
surveys and reports quality data
◉ HCAHPS Answer: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
◉ Hospital Compare Answer: Official Medicare (CMS) website with
information about quality care of 4,000 hospitals that accept Medicare
OF GOVERNORS COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Acute Condition Answer: A condition that has been present for a
short period of time - a few days
◉ Sub-acute condition Answer: A condition that has been present for 1-
3 weeks
◉ Chronic Condition Answer: A condition that has been present for
several weeks to months - often associated with debilitation
◉ Debilitation Answer: Weak, feeble or infirm
◉ Length of Stay (LOS) Answer: Number of days a patient stays in the
hospital and counted by the number of nights spent in the hospital.
◉ Case Mix Index (CMI) Answer: A measure of the clinical severity or
resource requirements of the patients in a particular hospital or treated
by a particular clinician during a specific time period.
, ◉ Medical Home Answer: enhanced model of primary care that
provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive, ongoing, and
coordinated patient-centered care
◉ Population Health Answer: health outcomes of a group of people, and
the distribution of those outcomes within the group
◉ What are the 2 Population Health Measures? Answer: 1. Incidence:
number of cases occurring in a population within a time period
2. Prevalence: the total number of cases in the population at a single
point in time
◉ Institute of Medicine (IOM) Answer: Non-governmental,
independent, and nonprofit organization of physicians that provides
unbiased, expert advice to governmental and private decision-makers, as
well as the public.
◉ Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) Answer:
Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that
surveys and reports quality data
◉ HCAHPS Answer: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems
◉ Hospital Compare Answer: Official Medicare (CMS) website with
information about quality care of 4,000 hospitals that accept Medicare
