ACHE exam
1. As a condition of participation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) requires a hospital to have an organized medical staff that
operates under
A. privileges granted to individual practitioners.
B. criteria set forth by the hospital quality committee.
C. contractual obligations set by CMS.
D. bylaws approved by the governing body.: d
2. A member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has
reasonable grounds to believe that another member has violated the ACHE
Code of Ethics. The member has the duty and obligation to
A. refer the member to the ACHE Board of Governors.
B. counsel the member.
C. refer the member to their organization's chief executive officer.
D. report the member to the ACHE Ethics Committee.: d
3. Which of the following documents specifically presents financial
projections for a five-year period?
A. business plan
B. communication plan
C. Strategic plan
D. pro forma: d
4. Which of the following methods of cost evaluation requires discounting to
compare at least two different information technology systems over time?
A. total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
B.cost-utility analysis
C. sensitivity analysis
D.lifecycle analysis: d
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5. Which of the following is a requirement under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule?
A. Patients must sign a consent form before their health information is shared with
other providers.
B. Covered entities, regardless of size or structure, are required to adopt iden-tical
policies, procedures, and technologies.
C. Covered entities must notify patients if there is a breach of their
unsecured protected health information.
D. Security measures are required for electronic health information only.: c
6. Which of the following marketing tools provide the MOST dependable,
scalable, and quantitative information about relationships and attitudes of
patients?
A. formal surveys
B. focus groups
C. walking rounds
D. mystery shopping: a
7. Which of the following nursing roles requires a graduate degree and
permits the nurse to prescribe pharmacologic interventions?
A. registered nurse (RN)
B. certified nursing assistant (CNA)
C. licensed practical nurse (LPN)
D. advanced practice registered nurse (APRN): d
8. Which of the following is a primary tool for the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) to gather information about tax-exempt healthcare organizations,
educate organizations about tax law requirements, and promote
compliance?
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A.Form 4720
B.Form 1023-EZ
C.Form 501(c)
D.Form 990: d
9. Which of the following forecasts the cost and income generated during a
specific period?
A.statistical budget
B.revenue budget
C.operating budget
D.expense budget: c
10. A systematic-change process of identification, analysis, testing, and
evalua-tion that applies to any opportunity for improvement is referred to
as
A. design, build, verify, act.
B. plan, do, verify, validate.
C. plan, do, check, act.
D. measure, act, check, validate.: c
11. Which of the following repealed the sustainable growth rate formula and
changed the way Medicare rewards clinicians for value over volume?
A.Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)
B.Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program
C.Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program
D.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): d
12. Which of the following conditions must be met for human subjects to be
used in a medical research program?
1. As a condition of participation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) requires a hospital to have an organized medical staff that
operates under
A. privileges granted to individual practitioners.
B. criteria set forth by the hospital quality committee.
C. contractual obligations set by CMS.
D. bylaws approved by the governing body.: d
2. A member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has
reasonable grounds to believe that another member has violated the ACHE
Code of Ethics. The member has the duty and obligation to
A. refer the member to the ACHE Board of Governors.
B. counsel the member.
C. refer the member to their organization's chief executive officer.
D. report the member to the ACHE Ethics Committee.: d
3. Which of the following documents specifically presents financial
projections for a five-year period?
A. business plan
B. communication plan
C. Strategic plan
D. pro forma: d
4. Which of the following methods of cost evaluation requires discounting to
compare at least two different information technology systems over time?
A. total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
B.cost-utility analysis
C. sensitivity analysis
D.lifecycle analysis: d
,ACHE exam
5. Which of the following is a requirement under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule?
A. Patients must sign a consent form before their health information is shared with
other providers.
B. Covered entities, regardless of size or structure, are required to adopt iden-tical
policies, procedures, and technologies.
C. Covered entities must notify patients if there is a breach of their
unsecured protected health information.
D. Security measures are required for electronic health information only.: c
6. Which of the following marketing tools provide the MOST dependable,
scalable, and quantitative information about relationships and attitudes of
patients?
A. formal surveys
B. focus groups
C. walking rounds
D. mystery shopping: a
7. Which of the following nursing roles requires a graduate degree and
permits the nurse to prescribe pharmacologic interventions?
A. registered nurse (RN)
B. certified nursing assistant (CNA)
C. licensed practical nurse (LPN)
D. advanced practice registered nurse (APRN): d
8. Which of the following is a primary tool for the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) to gather information about tax-exempt healthcare organizations,
educate organizations about tax law requirements, and promote
compliance?
, ACHE exam
A.Form 4720
B.Form 1023-EZ
C.Form 501(c)
D.Form 990: d
9. Which of the following forecasts the cost and income generated during a
specific period?
A.statistical budget
B.revenue budget
C.operating budget
D.expense budget: c
10. A systematic-change process of identification, analysis, testing, and
evalua-tion that applies to any opportunity for improvement is referred to
as
A. design, build, verify, act.
B. plan, do, verify, validate.
C. plan, do, check, act.
D. measure, act, check, validate.: c
11. Which of the following repealed the sustainable growth rate formula and
changed the way Medicare rewards clinicians for value over volume?
A.Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP)
B.Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program
C.Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program
D.Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): d
12. Which of the following conditions must be met for human subjects to be
used in a medical research program?
