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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453367603321

Autore

Zelman William N

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco : , : Jossey-Bass, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-118-46658-6

1-118-46659-4

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (704 p.)

Disciplina

362.1068/1

Soggetti

Health facilities - Business management

Health facilities - Finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The context of health care financial management -- Health care financial statements -- Principles and practices of health care accounting -- Financial statement analysis -- Working capital management -- The time value of money -- The investment decision -- Capital financing for health care providers -- Using cost information to make special decisions -- Budgeting -- Responsibility accounting -- Provider cost-finding methods -- Provider payment systems.

Sommario/riassunto

This new Fourth 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.  New to this edition: The Perspectives sections and the glossary have been updated. The book features a cutting-edge view of the health care landscape