PREFACE
This book offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management. It contains numerous examples from a variety of providers, including health maintenance organizations, hospitals, physician practices, home health agencies, nursing units, surgical centers, and integrated health care systems. The book avoids complicated formulas and uses numerous spreadsheet examples so that they can be adapted to problems in the workplace. For those desiring to go beyond the fundamentals, many chapters have additional information included in appendices. Each chapter begins with a detailed outline and concludes with a detailed summary, followed by a set of questions and problems. Answers to the questions and problems ...