31 Aug Financial Management for Health Professionals
Define the concept of stakeholder. Who are the major stakeholders in health care? Explain how you perceive the impact of financial management on the various stakeholders of a healthcare organization?
Locate a hospitals financial statements. (You may use one from your place of employment if you work in healthcare OR you can Google hospital financial statements and you will find many options. You may also find a link to financial statements on your local hospitals website. Share the link to the financial information with your classmate. Analyze the financial statement that you located. What can you describe about the financial health of this hospital? Assess their financial position.
Do you think supervisors, and even staff, should be included in the budgeting process? Could there be a benefit to doing this? Defend your argument with related literature to support your case.
Is a Revenue Cycle Manager job a good option for someone with a health information management background? Why or why not? Review the AHIMA Career Map at http://hicareers.com/CareerMap/ to help you develop your thoughts. What does the career map tell you about this career path?
Requirements:
At least 300 words per section, 2 references each
Review what APA requires to be provided in an in-text citation that is reflective of a direct quote. APA citing per the course syllabus is required for this course.
Review formatting and note the use of italicized font and the change for the 7th edition of APA that removed the inclusion of the city and/or state of the publisher in the full citation.
APA 7th edition guidelines must be followed. Remember if you are paraphrasing or directly quoting content from a resource, it must be cited both within the text and with a full citation. Citing is a two step process.
