Cover -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- Part I -- The Healthcare Environment -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Healthcare Financial Management -- Chapter 2 -- Health Insurance -- Chapter 3 -- Payments to Providers -- Part II -- Basic Financial Management Concepts -- Chapter 4 -- Time Value Analysis -- Chapter 5 -- Financial Risk and Required Return -- Part III -- Capital Acquisition -- Chapter 6 -- Debt Financing -- Chapter 7 -- Equity Financing -- Chapter 8 -- Lease Financing -- Part IV -- Cost of Capital and Capital Structure -- Chapter 9 -- Cost of Capital
Part V -- Capital Allocation -- Chapter 11 -- Capital Budgeting -- Chapter 12 -- Project Risk Analysis -- Part VI -- Financial Condition Analysis and Forecasting -- Chapter 14 -- Financial Forecasting -- Part VII -- Other Topics -- Chapter 15 -- Revenue Cycle and Current Accounts Management -- Chapter 16 -- Business Combinations and Valuation -- Glossary -- Appendix: Key Formulas in Chapters -- Index -- About the Authors
Summary
Leaders are best positioned for strategically powerful decisions when they approach challenges with a firm grasp of the most pertinent tools of finance. Rich with examples, both real and fictional, this book makes the practical application of abstract concepts comprehensible. This edition has been updated to reflect the December 2017 federal tax bill. Gapenski's Understanding Healthcare Financial Management offers a practical introduction to the useful concepts that every healthcare decision-maker needs to know, giving leaders a real advantage as they face some of the most consequential choices of their careers. -- Provided by publisher
