MHA 527 Health Care Finance

This course introduces the concepts, conventions and terminology of accounting and finance as applied in health care organizations. Students will identify the role of finance in health care applications, compare balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flow in financial statement analysis, and apply financial ratios and benchmarking as analysis tools for decision making. Cost determination and behavior, profit analysis, plus cost allocation are examined as administrative accounting tools. Administrative accounting and financial analysis techniques including, planning and budgeting, variance analysis, standard costs, time value analysis and risk/return models are also developed. Students evaluate capitation contracts (and/or other alternative payment systems) to predict financial and service level consequences. Pre-requisite(s): MHA 500, RES 510, and MHA 508. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours