Gapenski’s Understanding Healthcare Financial Management, eighth edition, is a hardcover healthcare finance textbook by George H. Pink and Paula H. Song.
The book explains financial tools used in managing health services organizations. Topics include financing, capital budgeting, risk analysis and financial forecasting, with examples and exercises that connect the concepts to management decisions. It is designed particularly for graduate study in healthcare management and related fields. ISBN 9781640551091 identifies this printed edition.
Leaders are best positioned for strategically powerful decisions when they approach challenges with a firm grasp of the most pertinent tools of finance. Rich with examples, both real and fictional, this book makes the practical application of abstract concepts comprehensible. This edition has been updated to reflect the December 2017 federal tax bill. Gapenski’s Understanding Healthcare Financial Management offers a practical introduction to the useful concepts that every healthcare decision-maker needs to know, giving leaders a real advantage as they face some of the most consequential choices of their careers. Read more