The basic premise of this book is that health care non-financial managers need to understand enough about financial management to be successful in their day-to-day activities while not being smothered with details. Ward provides managers with a basic level of financial management principles, including understanding financial statements and ratios, preparing an operating budget, and using financial analysis to help with decision making.\ Written in plain English, the text is interspersed with...
Ward provides managers with a basic level of financial management principles, including understanding financial statements and ratios, preparing an operating budget, and using financial analysis to help with decision making.
PrefaceIllustrationsIntroductionFinancial StatementsCost and Cost BehaviorBudgeting--An IntroductionOperations BudgetingCapital BudgetingDepartmental Performance ReportsAnalytical Tools for ManagersManaging under Rate Control and CompetitionProductivityNegotiating the BudgetGlossaryIndex