Introduction to Health Care Economics and Financial Management presents basic concepts of economics and tools for financial management in the health care arena, including budgeting, breakeven analysis, financial reporting, business plan preparation, and grant writing.

Introduction to Health Care Economics and Financial Management includes practical case examples drawn from actual health care settings to relate theory to real-world practice. A sample grant proposal and unique grant writing chapter are included.

A free, back-of-book CD-ROM provides sample worksheets for analysing budgets and determining breakeven points, cost-benefit, and cost-effectiveness, as well as sample budgets.

Contents

Introduction to Economics and Finance

1. Economics, Finance and Health Care Professionals
2. Principles of Macroeconomics
3. The Health Care Labor Market
4. Fundamentals of Capitation and Managed Care

Budget Preparation and Review

5. Budget Preparations
6. Budget Analysis and Control

Financial Analysis Tools

7. Break-Even Analysis
8. Cost Benefit Analysis and Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Understanding Financial Reports

9. Basics of Financial Accounting
10. Basic Financial Reports
11. Capitation and Managed Care Reporting

Writing Business Plans and Grant Proposals

12. Writing a Business Plan
13. Writing a Grant Proposal

International Perspectives and Future Trends

14. International Health Care Economic Issues
15. What Does the Future Hold?

Appendices

• Sample Budgets and Budget Analyses
• Sample Break-Even Analysis
• Sample Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Sample Cost Effectiveness Analysis
• Sample Financial Reports
• Sample Financial Reports for Managed Care
• Sample Business Plan
• Sample Grant Proposal
• Personal Financial Management

Index

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