Financial Matters For Health Care Professionals –

hca270

(3 credits)

This course is designed as an introduction to the terminology, processes, functions, and financial reports commonly encountered in health care operations. This course introduces the concepts of basic managerial financial functions, such as budgeting, reimbursement methods, and the responsibilities of health care financial management.

This undergraduate-level course is 9 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Introduction to Health Care Finance
- Define basic finance concepts.
- Compare the two types of accounting.
- Identify organizational financial reports.
Recognizing and Recording Financial Operations
- Identify sources of health care revenue.
- Classify balance sheet and income statement Items.
- Compute contractual allowances.
Cost Classifications
- Describe the difference between direct and indirect costs.
- Differentiate between fixed, variable, and semi-variable costs.
- Describe classification of costs.
Management’s Responsibility for Staffing
- Describe the difference between productive and nonproductive time.
- Calculate full-time equivalent (FTE) to annualize staff positions.
- Explain how costs are tied to staffing.
Inventory and Depreciation Concepts
- Discuss the interrelationship between inventory and cost of goods sold.
- Differentiate between LIFO and FIFO inventory methods.
- Define methods of computing book depreciation.
Time Value of Money
- Define time value of money.
- Identify the use of comparative data.
- Calculate financial ratios.
Analysis of Financial Statements
- Describe the components of financial statements.
- Identify the basic concept of cash flows.
- Explain the uses and limitations of financial statements.
- Describe the importance and use of budgeting.
Financial and Operating Ratios
- Define liquid, solvency, and profitability ratio.
- Calculate operating ratios.
Financial Implications of Technology
- Identify costs and incentives of technology.
- Explain the importance of implementing technology in health care.
- Identify capital budget expenditures as they relate to technology.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Financial Matters For Health Care Professionals –

hca270

Introduction to Health Care Finance

Recognizing and Recording Financial Operations

Cost Classifications

Management’s Responsibility for Staffing

Inventory and Depreciation Concepts

Time Value of Money

Analysis of Financial Statements

Financial and Operating Ratios

Financial Implications of Technology

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