Healthcare Finance: An Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management

Meet new demands for managerial competencies in both accounting and financial management. By giving equal treatment to both accounting and finance concepts, this book teaches you not only how to measure financial performance, but how to use the information to make better financial decisions. Topics covered include: * Management accounting * Financial analysis * Long-term financing * Capital investment decisions

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.

Kristin L. Reiter, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and a research fellow in the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to receiving a doctorate in health services organization and policy with a concentration in corporate finance, she worked in public accounting serving non-profits and clients in the insurance industry.