Fundamentals of Healthcare Financial Management

QUESTION 1

. You just started your new job as a Health Services Manager at a local hospital. The CEO wants your opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of various third-party reimbursement arrangements with respect to revenues and provider incentives. Pick one of the reimbursement arrangements discussed in this week’s reading, explain how it works, and discuss ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage.

2) Fundamentals of Healthcare Financial Management: A Practical Guide to Fiscal Issues and Activities by Steven Berger. Chapter 1: January
http://www.dphu.org/uploads/attachements/books/books_1438_0.pdf
3) Managerial Accounting (Saylor) Chapter 1.3: Key Finance and Accounting Personnel
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_managerial-accounting/s05-03-key-finance-and-accounting-per.html
4) Principles of Healthcare Reimbursement
"Health Care Payment Reform: Strengths and Weaknesses of 9 Methods for Provider Reimbursement"
http://piperreport.com/blog/2016/09/10/health-care-payment-reform-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-9-methods-for-provider-reimbursement/
5) “Medicaid Delivery System and Payment Reform: A Guide to Key Terms and Concepts”
http://kff.org/medicaid/fact-sheet/medicaid-delivery-system-and-payment-reform-a-guide-to-key-terms-and-concepts/
6) Forms of Business Organization
https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/choose-your-business-structure
7) The Pros and Cons of Corporations, LLC, Partnerships and Sole Proprietorship
https://southcenters.osu.edu/sites/southc/files/site-library/site-documents/OCDC-formation/DBusinessStructures%2520the%2520Pros%2520and%2520Cons%2520Chart.pdf
8) Major challenges confronting hospitals
https://www.ache.org/about-ache/news-and-awards/news-releases/top-issues-confronting-hospitals-in-2018
9) Beginner's Guide to Financial Statements

QUESTION 2


  1. What is the revenue recognition principle?