BOG Board of Governors Exam in Healthcare
Management Practice Exam 2025 (ACHE
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS)
# 1 According to the ACHE’s Code of Ethics, one way that healthcare executives can avoid or
minimize the negative implications of conflict of
interest is to:
Make the conflict known to those in superior positions.
#2 The principles of quality improvement require that healthcare executives change their
management philosophy from:
Finding fault with employees to finding problems in processes.
#3 What type of problem arises when a healthcare executive knowingly allows the organization to
continue double billing?
An actual conflict of interest, even absent a direct economic benefit to the
healthcare executive.
,#4 Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to determine physicians’ clinical
productivity?
RVU
#5 Which of the following third-party reimbursement methods provides the largest financial
incentive for the provider to reduce cost?
Prospective payment
#6 Statements of earnings, financial positions, changes in financial position and retained earnings
are required to be submitted yearly by all:
Publicly owned healthcare organizations.
,#181 In a healthcare organization, who has ultimate fiduciary responsibility?
Board of directors
#182 Medicare DRG payment is highly dependent upon a hospital’s case mix index. This index
represents the average relative weight for all Medicare patients treated in a:
Specific period
#183 If a CEO wanted to look at a “snapshot” of the financial condition of the healthcare
organization, he/she would review which of the following?
Balance Sheet
#184 Where should charity care be shown in a healthcare organization’s financial statement?
, In the notes to the financial statements
#185 Which of the following is the best way to assign costs in responsibility management
Assign costs to the department manager who is responsible for making decisions about those costs
#186 You are planning to conduct an assessment of the utilization patterns in your organization’s
emergency department over the past three years. Which of the following techniques would be
most appropriate?
Trend Analysis
#187 A manager who seeks input from others prior to making a decision is engaging in which
leadership style?
Management Practice Exam 2025 (ACHE
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS)
# 1 According to the ACHE’s Code of Ethics, one way that healthcare executives can avoid or
minimize the negative implications of conflict of
interest is to:
Make the conflict known to those in superior positions.
#2 The principles of quality improvement require that healthcare executives change their
management philosophy from:
Finding fault with employees to finding problems in processes.
#3 What type of problem arises when a healthcare executive knowingly allows the organization to
continue double billing?
An actual conflict of interest, even absent a direct economic benefit to the
healthcare executive.
,#4 Which of the following is a unit of measure commonly used to determine physicians’ clinical
productivity?
RVU
#5 Which of the following third-party reimbursement methods provides the largest financial
incentive for the provider to reduce cost?
Prospective payment
#6 Statements of earnings, financial positions, changes in financial position and retained earnings
are required to be submitted yearly by all:
Publicly owned healthcare organizations.
,#181 In a healthcare organization, who has ultimate fiduciary responsibility?
Board of directors
#182 Medicare DRG payment is highly dependent upon a hospital’s case mix index. This index
represents the average relative weight for all Medicare patients treated in a:
Specific period
#183 If a CEO wanted to look at a “snapshot” of the financial condition of the healthcare
organization, he/she would review which of the following?
Balance Sheet
#184 Where should charity care be shown in a healthcare organization’s financial statement?
, In the notes to the financial statements
#185 Which of the following is the best way to assign costs in responsibility management
Assign costs to the department manager who is responsible for making decisions about those costs
#186 You are planning to conduct an assessment of the utilization patterns in your organization’s
emergency department over the past three years. Which of the following techniques would be
most appropriate?
Trend Analysis
#187 A manager who seeks input from others prior to making a decision is engaging in which
leadership style?
