Introduction to the financial management of healthcare organizations /

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Author / Creator:Nowicki, Michael, 1952-
Edition:Sixth edition.
Imprint:Chicago, Illinois : Health Administration Press ; Arlington, Virginia : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2015]
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 458 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Gateway to healthcare management series
Gateway to healthcare management.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11241269
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Varying Form of Title:Financial management of healthcare organizations
ISBN:9781567936704
1567936709
9781567936698
1567936695
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-436) and index.
English.
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Summary:This book presents financial management in the healthcare organization and environment. In addition to core financial management topics, the unique aspects of finance in healthcare are covered, including the objectives of healthcare financial management, the tax status of healthcare organizations, and third-party payers and payment methodologies. Topics new to this edition include: new data on health economics and accounting; updates on changes caused by the Affordable Care Act, including requirements for tax-exempt hospitals and organizational billing and collection policies; information on capitation, entitlement reform, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, and financial statements; recent legal action related to the distinctions between for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals; and information regarding federal government actions against providers on fraud and abuse allegation. --
Other form:Print version: Nowicki, Michael, 1952- Introduction to the financial management of healthcare organizations. Sixth edition 9781567936698