Introduction to the financial management of healthcare organizations / Michael Nowicki.

ISBN:

9781567934120

Title:

Author:

Nowicki, Michael, 1952-

Personal Author:

Nowicki, Michael, 1952-

Edition:

5th ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 475 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

Revised edition of: The financial management of hospitals and healthcare organizations. 4th ed. c2008.

Contents:

Financial management in context -- Organization of financial management -- Tax status of healthcare organizations -- Third-party payment -- Medicare and Medicaid -- Cost accounting -- Setting charges in healthcare -- Managing working capital -- Managing accounts receivable -- Managing materials -- Strategic and operational planning -- Budgeting -- Capital budgeting -- Financial analysis and management reporting.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Hospitals -- Business management.

Hospitals -- Finance.

Health facilities -- Business management.

Health facilities -- Finance.

Financial Management, Hospital.

Health Facilities -- economics.

Health Facility Administration.

Geographic Term:

United States.

Added Author:

Nowicki, Michael, 1952- Financial management of hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

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Summary

This book introduces financial management in the context of the healthcare organization and the broader healthcare environment. The core finance topics are covered -- working capital, resource allocation, and financial analysis -- with a focus on the unique aspects of healthcare financial management. The objectives of healthcare financial management, the tax status of healthcare organizations, and third-party payers and payment methodologies are explained. A comprehensive overview of Medicare and Medicaid is also provided. New in this edition This edition has been thoroughly updated and redesigned to engage readers in learning. Key points, discussion questions, and on-page definitions are now included. The previously separate practice- problems book has been updated and folded into the text, providing many additional opportunities for readers to test their knowledge. The book concludes with a comprehensive case study that brings all the concepts together. The chapters on Medicare and Medicaid have been significantly expanded and updated to include information on healthcare reform and new laws pertaining to fraud and abuse.