MHA 6540 - Managerial Finance and Accounting for Healthcare

This course is designed to expose students to the field of managerial finance and accounting in healthcare organizations. It is intended to demonstrate the essential integration of accounting and finance by teaching the fundamentals of both accounting and financial management principles with emphasis on the current financial environment in which healthcare providers operate. The course covers the purpose and methods of financial environment in which healthcare providers operate. the course covers the purpose and methods of financial accounting (including for-profit, not-for-profit and governmental), and special industry characteristics affecting financial management (third-party payers, price or rate-setting, cost shifting, taxation, incentives, contractual adjustments). This course lays the foundation in financial knowledge necessary for more advanced courses in Healthcare Financial Management.