AHM-250 Free Practice Test

- (Topic 2)
The following sentence contains an incomplete statement with two missing words. Select the answer choice that contains the words that correctly fill in the missing blanks.
At its core, consumer choice involves empowering healthcare consumers to play a

1. A. greater/lesser
2. B. greater/greater
3. C. lesser/greater
4. D. lesser/lesser

Correct Answer: B

- (Topic 3)
Which of the following is an example of physician only model of operational integration?

1. A. Consolidated medical group
2. B. Integrated Delivery System
3. C. Medical Foundation
4. D. Both B & C

Correct Answer: A

- (Topic 2)
One way in which a health plan can support an ethical environment is by

1. A. requiring organizations with which it contracts to adopt the plan's formal ethical policy
2. B. developing and maintaining a culture where ethical considerations are integrated into decision making at the top organizational level only
3. C. establishing a formal method of managing ethical conflicts, such as using an ethics task force or bioethics consultant
4. D. maintaining control of policy development by removing providers and members from the process of developing and implementing policies and procedures that provide guidance to providers and members confronted with ethical issues

Correct Answer: C

- (Topic 3)
The Madison Health Plan, a national MCO, and a local hospital system that operates its own managed healthcare network recently created a new and separate managed healthcare organization, the Pineapple Health Plan. Madison and the hospital system share own

1. A. a consolidation
2. B. a joint venture
3. C. a merger
4. D. an acquisition

Correct Answer: B

- (Topic 1)
In order to measure the expenses of institutional utilization, Holt Healthcare Group uses the standard formula to calculate hospital bed days per 1,000 plan members per year. On October 23, Holt used the following information to calculate the bed days per

1. A. 278
2. B. 397
3. C. 403
4. D. 920

Correct Answer: B