Instructor Resources: Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, a sample course syllabus, solutions to the end-of chapter questions and problems, and solutions to the online cases. To see a sample, click on the Instructor Resource sample tab above. Bonus Chapters 14-17 Student Companion Website - Cases Student Companion Website - Appendix A Student Companion Website - Appendix B Corrections Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance, in its second edition, continues to be ideal for individuals needing basic healthcare finance skills. This easy-to-read, content-filled book presents a broad overview of healthcare finance, but focuses on tasks that are essential to the operational management of clinical services, including estimating costs and profits, planning and budgeting, analyzing new equipment purchases, using metrics to monitor operations, and working with financial statements. To assist the learning process, this book includes critical concepts, practical scenarios, self-test questions, industry-practice sidebars, and a running glossary. The second edition has been thoroughly updated, including its many real-world examples. In addition, a section on healthcare reform has been added that includes discussions of value-based purchasing, bundling, accountable care organizations, and medical homes. Additional features in the second edition include updated accounting coverage that conforms to the latest AICPA formats and a new student engagement tool, For Your Consideration sidebars, which present scenarios designed to make students think about current, sometimes controversial, issues. Companion website includes: Bonus chapters that cover financial markets and securities; lease financing and business valuation; distributions to owners; and capitation, rate setting, and risk sharing Appendixes of financial and operational ratios and their definitions Introductory, real-world cases with questions intended for either self-directed learning or in-class use Companion casebook Cases In Healthcare Finance, Fifth Edition is an ideal supplement to this text. Through real-world cases, it provides the opportunity to bridge the gap between learning concepts in a lecture setting and applying these concepts on the job. Be better prepared to deal with the multitude of issues that arise in the practice of healthcare finance.
Revision of: Fundamentals of healthcare finance / Louis C. Gapenski. c2013. 2nd ed.
In this revised fourth edition, Steven Berger uses his friendly, step-by-step approach to understanding the fundamental theories, tools, and techniques of health care financial management.
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As in the previous editions, this book introduces key practical concepts in fundamental areas of financial management, such as: Rules, regulations, policies, and procedures that influence health care financial management Changes in the tax ...
This book's original author, Louis C. Gapenski, PhD, was recognized both nationally and internationally as an expert in healthcare finance.
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This thoroughly updated edition provides more emphasis on the unique marketplace for healthcare services and additional examples from nonhospital settings, including medical practices, clinics, home health agencies, nursing homes, and ...
With a focus on basic accounting in health care management, this essential book contains the vocabulary of and an introduction to the tools and concepts employed by finance officers.
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