Gapenski’s Healthcare Finance: An Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management, 7th Edition (Original PDF from Publisher)

By Kristin L. Reiter PhD, Paula H. Song PhD
Gapenski’s Healthcare Finance: An Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management explores how healthcare organizations manage financial operations to optimally provide patient care. This significantly revised edition of one of Health Administration Press’s best-selling books introduces the key foundational elements of healthcare finance, including both accounting and financial management. Numerous examples throughout showcase how healthcare finance is practiced in a variety of organizations, including hospitals, medical practices, clinics, home health agencies, nursing homes, and managed care organizations. Authors Kristin L. Reiter and Paula H. Song emphasize not only financial theory and principles but also practical tools healthcare managers can use to make the crucial decisions that promote the financial well-being of their organization. Gapenski’s Healthcare Finance examines the current financial environment in which providers operate, with an emphasis on health system design, healthcare insurance, and reimbursement methodologies. Dates, exhibits, references, and resources have been updated throughout. All examples and financial statements reflect current accounting and reporting standards. In a dynamic environment, healthcare leaders need to practice good financial decision-making for the health of their patients and the financial stability of their organization. From this book, current and future managers will understand the finance problems provider organizations face and how best to solve them.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ AUPHA/HAP Book; Seventh edition (July 27, 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 788 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1640551867
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1640551862