Revised edition of: Understanding healthcare financial management. Louis C. Gapenski, George H. Pink. 2015.

The healthcare environment. Introduction to healthcare financial management ; Health insurance ; Payments to providers -- Basic financial management concepts. Time value analysis ; Financial risk and required return -- Capital acquisition. Debt financing ; Equity financing ; Lease financing -- Cost of capital and capital structure. Cost of capital ; Capital structure -- Capital allocation. Capital budgeting ; Project risk analysis -- Financial condition analysis and forecasting. Financial condition analysis ; Financial forecasting -- Other topics. Revenue cycle and current accounts management ; Business combinations and valuation.