Description
Like its predecessors, this textbook teaches the reader the fundamental concepts of healthcare finance, including both financial management and accounting. Fourth Edition Features New or expanded coverage of Municipal bond pools Cost of capital for not-for-profit and small businesses Modified internal rate of return Supply chain management Health savings accounts Current information reimbursement, along with updated real-world examples Easy-to-grasp spreadsheet illustrations of the calculations throughout the book Learning aids, including a glossary, self-test questions; and end-of-chapter key concepts, questions, and problems Companion Website Go online to access additional learning tools, including: Bonus chapter on distributions to owners of for-profit businesses Bonus chapter that covers capitation, rate setting, and risk sharing Appendixes that provide lists of financial and operating indicator ratios and their definitions The companion website can be accessed at at ache.org/books/HCFinance4. Companion Casebook Cases in Healthcare Finance, also published by Health Administration Press, 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 actually applying these concepts on the job. Be better prepared to deal with the multitude of issues that arise in the practice of healthcare finance. Also Available from Health Administration Press Understanding Healthcare Financial Management, Fifth Edition by Louis C. Gapenski, Ph.D., in collaboration with George H. Pink, Ph.D. Book jacket.
