Essentials of health care finance - Cleverley, William O; Cameron, Andrew E (Sudbury, Ma : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2003)
1. Financial information and the decision-making process -- 2. Financial environment of health care organizations -- 3. Legal and regulatory environment -- 4. Managed care -- 5. General principles of accounting -- 6. Financial statements -- 7. Accounting for inflation -- 8. Analyzing financial statements -- 9. Financial analysis of alternative health care firms -- 10. Strategic financial planning -- 11. Cost concepts and decision making -- 12. Product costing -- 13. The management control process -- 14. Cost variance analysis -- 15. Financial mathematics -- 16. Capital project analysis -- 17. Consolidations and mergers -- 18. Capital formation -- 19. Working capital and cash management -- 20. Developing the cash budget -- Glossary -- Common health care financial management acronyms
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Hospitals -- Finance; Hospitals -- Accounting; Health facilities -- Finance; Health facilities -- Accounting; Costs and Cost Analysis; Financial Management; Health Services -- economics