Healthcare Finance: An Introduction To Accounting And Financial Management 4th Edition

companion casebook Cases in Healthcare Finance, also published by Health Administration Press, is an ideal supplement to this text. Through real-world cases, it provides the opportunity to bridge the gap between learning concepts in a lecture setting and actually applying these concepts on the job. Be better prepared to deal with the multitude of issues that arise in the practice of healthcare finance. also available from health administration press Understanding Healthcare Financial Management, Fifth Edition by Louis C. Gapenski, Ph.D., in collaboration with George H. Pink, Ph.D. FOURTH EDITION companion website Go online to access additional learning tools, including: • Bonus chapter on distributions to owners of for-profit businesses • Bonus chapter that covers capitation, rate setting, and risk sharing • Appendixes that provide lists of financial and operating indicator ratios and their definitions The companion website can be accessed at ache.org/books/HCFinance4. Healthcare Finance fourth edition features • New or expanded coverage of - Municipal bond pools - Cost of capital for not-for-profit and small businesses - Modified internal rate of return - Supply chain management - Health savings accounts • Current information on reimbursement, along with updated real-world examples • Easy-to-grasp spreadsheet illustrations of the calculations throughout the book • Learning aids, including a glossary; self-test questions; and end-of-chapter key concepts, questions, and problems gapenski Like its predecessors, this textbook teaches the reader the fundamental concepts of healthcare finance, including both financial management and accounting. louis c. gapenski HEALTHCARE FINANCE FOURTH EDITION An introduction to accounting and financial management HEALTHCARE FINANCE Fourth Edition [First Page] [-1], (1) Lines: 0 to 21 ——— * 533.26001pt PgVar ——— Normal Page * PgEnds: PageBreak [-1], (1) BOOKCOMP, Inc. — Health Administration Press / Page i / Printer proof Healthcare Finance 4th ed. / Gapenski AUPHA HAP Editorial Board Sandra Potthoff, Ph.D., Chair University of Minnesota Simone Cummings, Ph.D. Washington University Sherril B. Gelmon, Dr.P.H., FACHE Portland State University Thomas E. Getzen, Ph.D. Temple University [-2], (2) Barry Greene, Ph.D. University of Iowa Lines: 21 to 147 Richard S. Kurz, Ph.D. Saint Louis University Sarah B. Laditka, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Tim McBride, Ph.D. St. Louis University Stephen S. Mick, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Michael A. Morrisey, Ph.D. University of Alabama—Birmingham Dawn Oetjen, Ph.D. University of Central Florida Peter C. Olden, Ph.D. University of Scranton Lydia M. Reed AUPHA Sharon B. Schweikhart, Ph.D. The Ohio State University Nancy H. Shanks, Ph.D. Metropolitan State College of Denver Frederick J. Wenzel University of St. Thomas BOOKCOMP, Inc. — Health Administration Press / Page ii / Printer proof Healthcare Finance 4th ed. / Gapenski ——— 4.0pt PgVar ——— Normal Page * PgEnds: Eject [-2], (2)