Understanding Healthcare Financial Management, Fifth Edition
Louis C. Gapenski, PhD
in collaboration with George H. Pink, PhD
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-264-5
Hardbound, 715 pp, 2006
Imprint: AUPHA/HAP Book
Order code: WWW1-2070
Price: $118.00
This comprehensive book provides both the theory and concepts behind financial decision making in the health services industry as well as the “nuts and bolts'' tools required to apply the concepts in a variety of provider settings. Woven throughout the book are tips and techniques for using spreadsheet analyses to make better financial decisions.
The fifth edition features new and expanded material
Read about:
Municipal bond pools
Cost of capital for not-for-profit and small businesses
Modified IRR (MIRR)
Subjective risk assessment
Supply chain management
Stop-loss insurance
Health savings accounts
This edition also provides:
A glossary
Time value calculations that focus on spreadsheet solutions
Updated real-world examples
Updated reimbursement information
Companion website enhances learning and clarifies concepts
Go online to access additional tools for building financial decision-making skills, including:
Excel models that illustrate text calculations
Excel problem sets for practicing new concepts
A bonus chapter, “Distributions to Owners: Bonuses, Dividends, and Repurchases”
A tutorial on using a financial calculator
The following link will give you the corrections to the book: Corrections List
Louis C. Gapenski, PhD, is a professor in both health services administration and finance at the University of Florida. He is the author or coauthor of 27 textbooks on corporate and healthcare finance. He has published over 25 journal articles related to corporate and healthcare finance. Dr. Gapenski received a B.S. degree from the Virginia Military Institute, a M.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida. Dr. Gapenski is an active member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. He has acted as academic advisor, chaired sessions, and presented papers at numerous national meetings, and has been a reviewer for eleven academic and professional journals.
George H. Pink, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Senior Research Fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Pink is the author of more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and has made more than 200 academic presentations in ten countries
