Financial Analysis and Decision Making for Healthcare Organizations: A Guide for the Healthcare Professional - Hardcover

Gapenski, Louis C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786310332 ISBN 13: 9780786310333

Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing, 1996

Synopsis

Managers in the healthcare industry face an array of decisions. Some can have a profound impact on an organization's financial condition. Since sound financial condition is critical to the survival of an organization, it is imperative that managers have the knowledge and skills necessary to properly assess the financial impact of their decisions. The aim of this book is to provide healthcare managers with an operational knowledge of financial management theory and concepts, so that they can use this information to enhance their own financial decision making. It includes a complete guide to the fundamentals of finance, a variety of healthcare settings and real-world situations in order to illustrate financial principles, discussions of capital acquisitions and investment analysis, receivable and inventory management and how they affect the bottom line, and how managerial decisions affect the organization's cost of debt.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Louis C. Gapenski is an associate professor in the Department of Health Services Administration and an affiliate associate professor in the Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate at the University of Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0786310332
• ISBN 13: 9780786310333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320