Accounting Fundamentals for Health Care Management is ideal for an
introductory course in financial accounting in both undergraduate and
graduate programs. With a focus on basic accounting in health care
management, this essential book contains the vocabulary of and an
introduction to the tools and concepts employed by finance officers.
Students will learn how to assess financial information, ask the
appropriate questions, and understand the jargon-laden answers. The
Third Edition reflects the changes since the enactment of health care
reform. It also brings the book in compliance with recent and near-term
changes to accounting standards by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board including how bad debts are reported, the presentation of cash
flow statements, and the presentation of net assets on the balance
sheet. All Excel tables and screenshots have been updated to more recent
versions of the program to make it more accessible to readers. All the
problems, solutions, and cases have been updated and are compliant with
current FASB standards.