title: Fundamentals of Health Care Financial Management: A Practical Guide to Fiscal Issues and Activities
author: Steven Berger
description: In this thoroughly revised and updated third edition of <i>Fundamentals of Health Care Financial Management</i>, consultant and educator Steven Berger offers a practical step-by-step approach to understanding the fundamental theories and relationships guiding financial decisions in health care organizations. This introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management includes health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings, and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost's and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. As in the previous editions, this book introduces key practical concepts in fundamental areas of financial management, such as:
zlib_text: FUNDAMENTALS 
  OF HEALTH 
   CARE 
  FINANCIAL 
  MANAGEMENT
   A Practical Guide 
  to  Fiscal Issues and 
   Activities  
  Third Edition
   S T E V E N  B E R G E R   
  
  FUNDAMENTALS 
  OF HEALTH 
   CARE 
  FINANCIAL 
  MANAGEMENT
    
  
  FUNDAMENTALS 
  OF HEALTH 
   CARE 
  FINANCIAL 
  MANAGEMENT
   A Practical Guide 
  to  Fiscal Issues and 
   Activities  
  Third Edition
   S T E V E N  B E R G E R   
  
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