Includes index.

Introduction to health care accounting and financial management -- Introduction to electronic spreadsheets -- The financial environment of health care organizations -- Accounting concepts -- Introduction to the key financial statements -- Valuation of assets and equities -- Recording financial information -- Reporting financial information: a closer look at the financial statements -- The role of the outside auditor -- Depreciation: having your cake and eating it too! -- Inventory costing: the accountant's world of make-believe -- An even closer look at financial statements -- Notes to the financial statements: the inside story -- Ratio analysis: how do we compare to other health care organizations? -- Working capital management and banking relationships -- Investment analysis: what should we do next? -- Capital structure: long-term debt and equity financing -- Case study: happy hospital.