Healthcare Financial Management

Provides an overview of both short-term and long-term issues in healthcare financial management. Topics include cash forecasting and management, collection and disbursement techniques, financial planning and budgeting, receivables management, capital budgeting, and the role of financial intermediaries and government agencies in reimbursing healthcare providers. Prerequisite: BA/M 300.

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Course textbook:

Required Text:      Baker, J. & Baker, R. W. (2011). Health care finance (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7637-7894-1

Textbook website: http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763778941/