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    Financial management of health care organizations : an introduction to fundamental tools, concepts, and applications / William N. Zelman [and others].

    • Title:Financial management of health care organizations : an introduction to fundamental tools, concepts, and applications / William N. Zelman [and others].
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Zelman, William N.
    • Published/Created:Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2003.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Health facilities--United States--Finance.
      Health facilities--United States--Accounting.
    • Medical Subjects: Financial Management, Hospital--methods.
      Health Facilities--economics.
      Practice Management, Medical--economics.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:xxvii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
    • Summary:This new edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management, including health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. Avoiding complicated formulas and using numerous spreadsheet examples, its pedagogy includes: more advanced information in chapter appendices for those who want to go beyond the basics; a detailed outline beginning each chapter; a summary concluding each chapter; and 'perspectives', real-world situations and events which illustrate concepts discussed in the chapters.
    • Notes:Previous ed.: 1998.
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:063123098X
    • Contents:1. Context of Health Care Financial Management
      2. Health Care Financial Statements
      3. Principles and Practices of Health Care Accounting
      4. Financial Statement Analysis
      5. Working Capital Management
      6. Time Value of Money
      7. Investment Decision
      8. Capital Financing for Health Care Providers
      9. Using Cost Information to Make Special Decisions
      10. Budgeting
      11. Responsibility Accounting
      12. Provider Cost Finding Methods
      13. Provider Payment Systems.
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