Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance, Second Edition / Edition 2

by Louis Gapenski

Overview

Instructor Resources: Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, a sample course syllabus, solutions to the end-of chapter questions and problems, and solutions to the online cases. To see a sample, click on the Instructor Resource sample tab above.

Bonus Chapters 14-17

Student Companion Website - Cases

Student Companion Website - Appendix A

Student Companion Website - Appendix B

Corrections

 

Fundamentals of Healthcare Finance, in its second edition, continues to be ideal for individuals needing basic healthcare finance skills. This easy-to-read, content-filled book presents a broad overview of healthcare finance, but focuses on tasks that are essential to the operational management of clinical services, including estimating costs and profits, planning and budgeting, analyzing new equipment purchases, using metrics to monitor operations, and working with financial statements.

To assist the learning process, this book includes critical concepts, practical scenarios, self-test questions, industry-practice sidebars, and a running glossary.

The second edition has been thoroughly updated, including its many real-world examples. In addition, a section on healthcare reform has been added that includes discussions of value-based purchasing, bundling, accountable care organizations, and medical homes. Additional features in the second edition include updated accounting coverage that conforms to the latest AICPA formats and a new student engagement tool, For Your Consideration sidebars, which present scenarios designed to make students think about current, sometimes controversial, issues.

Companion website includes:

Bonus chapters that cover financial markets and securities; lease financing and business valuation; distributions to owners; and capitation, rate setting, and risk sharing Appendixes of financial and operational ratios and their definitions Introductory, real-world cases with questions intended for either self-directed learning or in-class use

Companion casebook

Cases In Healthcare Finance, Fifth Edition 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 applying these concepts on the job. Be better prepared to deal with the multitude of issues that arise in the practice of healthcare finance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567934755
Publisher:	Health Administration Press
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Series:	Gateway to Healthcare Management
Edition description:	None
Pages:	465
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Louis C. Gapenski, PhD, is a professor of health services administration with a specialization in corporate and healthcare finance at the University of Florida. He is the author of 30 textbooks, which are used worldwide and include Canadian and international editions as well as translations in eight languages. He has published 40 journal articles related to corporate and healthcare finance and is active in several professional associations.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Patrick Albert Palmieri, DHSc, EdS, MBA, MSN, MSc (c)(A. T. Still University)
Description: This excellent book provides a general overview of finance in health services with attention to the essential elements for clinical operations.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide entry-level operations managers with the basic financial principles and essential operations applications necessary to manage health services.
Audience: This is an important resource for health services management personnel seeking education and professional development in healthcare finance. It is an essential resource for clinical professionals seeking to understand the role of healthcare finance in clinical operations management. The author is a well regarded healthcare finance professional and health services administration scholar.
Features: The strength of this book lies in the 13 well-organized chapters, which are grouped into four sections: foundation concepts; planning, managing, and control; financing and capital investment; and reporting results. Each of the chapters is structured with an opening central theme vignette and learning objectives, critical concept and special consideration boxes to illustrate important concepts, self-test questions, theme wrap-up discussion of the vignette, concluding with a review of key concepts and end-of-chapter questions. Important definitions are provided in the chapter margins, facilitating recognition and review. Overall, this structure is excellent for learning. Additional online learning material includes four additional chapters to address more focused specialized finance areas such as lease finance and business valuation. Also, there are online appendixes to expand learning for operational and financial analysis. Finally, there are five selected cases for knowledge application. The book could be improved with the addition of color, as all the diagrams and figures are in black and white. Furthermore, there are very few references, including learning resources such as websites, organizations, and/or publications. Entry-level professionals are unable to access important materials such as the end-of-chapter question solutions. As the book audience includes entry-level professionals in addition to students, this resource should be accessible.
Assessment: This is an important resource for students and entry-level professionals seeking to learn the essentials of healthcare finance. The second edition has been strengthened by the restructuring of chapters to include contemporary examples, additional areas for reader reflection and content application, and revisions to bring the material into congruence with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants guidance. Overall, this is an excellent choice for an entry-level healthcare finance course or for entry-level professional development. In terms of similar books, Health Care Finance: Basic Tools for Nonfinancial Managers, 4th edition, Baker and Baker (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013), is probably the closest. Both these books are excellent choices, but the Gapenski is more focused on financial principles for operations managers while the Baker focuses on financial principles for clinical professionals.

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