Gapenski's understanding healthcare financial management

Table of Contents: Part I: The healthcare environment 1 Introduction to healthcare financial management 2 Health insurance 3 Payments to providers Part II: Basic financial management concepts 4 Time value analysis 5 Financial risk and required return Part III: Capital acquisition 6 Debt financing 7 Equity financing 8 Lease financing Part IV: Cost of capital and capital structure. 9 Cost of capital 10 Capital structure Part V: Capital allocation 11 Capital budgeting 12 Project risk analysis Part VI: Financial condition analysis and forecasting 13 Financial condition analysis 14 Financial forecasting Part VIII: Other topics 15 Revenue cycle and current accounts management 16 Business combinations and valuation.

This book as a practical introduction to the useful concepts that healthcare decision-makers need to know in order to make informed and strategically powerful decisions. It offers a comprehensive overview of the tools of finance, with real and fictional examples to help illustrate abstract concepts. The updated edition reflects the December 2017 federal tax bill, providing timely and relevant information to healthcare leaders.