Essentials of Health Care Finance, 7th Ed.

Essentials of Health Care Finance, 7th Ed.

Essentials of Health Care Finance, now in its Seventh Edition, provides health management students and executives with the authoritative text on financial decision-making in the health care industry.

This trusted resource explores finance theory and its practical application in health care across a full range of facilities, from hospitals and home health agencies to skilled nursing facilities, surgical centers and private physician practices.

The vast, complex nature of the U.S. health care system renders traditional approaches to finance insufficient. Importantly, Essentials of Health Care Finance couches its discussion of economics, accounting and financial topics firmly within the unique context of the health care industry.

Relevant and readable, this Seventh Edition of Essentials of Health Care Finance is fully revised and updated to include real-world examples of financial problems and solutions; actionable benchmarking data; plus learning objectives that highlight key skills and concepts.

The Seventh Edition of Essentials of Health Care Finance features

• Fully revised and updated data
• Scenarios of real-world problems and solutions
• Student learning objectives in every chapter

Table of Contents:

Chapter  1  Financial Information and the Decision-Making Process
Chapter  2  Billing and Coding for Health Services
Chapter  3  Financial Environment of Health Care Organizations
Chapter  4  Legal and Regulatory Environment
Chapter  5  Community Benefit Assessment
Chapter  6  Revenue Determination
Chapter  7  Managed Care
Chapter  8  General Principles of Accounting
Chapter  9  Financial Statements
Chapter  10  Accounting For Inflation
Chapter  11  Analyzing Financial Statements
Chapter  12  Financial Analysis of Alternative Health Care Firms
Chapter  13  Strategic Financial Planning
Chapter  14  Cost Concepts and Decision Making
Chapter  15  Product Costing
Chapter  16  The Management Control Process
Chapter  17  Cost Variance Analysis
Chapter  18  Financial Mathematics
Chapter  19  Capital Project Analysis
Chapter  20  Consolidations and Mergers
Chapter  21  Capital Formation
Chapter  22  Working Capital and Cash Management
Chapter  23  Developing the Cash Budget

Product Code: 128296

ISBN: 9780763789299

Authors: W. Cleverley, J. Cleverley, P. Song