The Financial Management of Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations, Second Edition [Hardcover]

Michael Nowicki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1567931588 | ISBN-13: 978-1567931587 | Edition: 2

Written in the same straightforward style as the previous editions, this text introduces nonfinancial students and managers who do not have a strong background in finance to the fundamental concepts and skills necessary to manage cost effectively.

--This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

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About the Author

Michael Nowicki, Ed.D., FACHE, FHFMA, is professor of health administration and director of graduate studes in the department of health administration at Texas State University, where he won numerous university awards for his teaching, research, and serive. He has taught for universities in California, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and New Jersey as well as for associations such as the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Hospital Association, VHA, and the Association for University Programs in Health Administration. --This text refers to the Spiral-bound edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 346 pages
• Publisher: Health Administration Press/Ache; 2 edition (September 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567931588
• ISBN-13: 978-1567931587
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,680,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professor review of book, October 22, 2000

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This review is from: The Financial Management of Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (Hardcover)

Great book for the first course in a graduate health administration program where no prerequites are required. There is a workbook for the textbook to help verify understanding of concepts and principles. I would order it as well.

The book is also appropriate for health professionals who have been promoted into management positions and now need work with financial information.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not original at all, January 26, 2009

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Ann Whentworth (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Financial Management of Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (Hardcover)

Very disappointed in the quality or lack of in this book. The author uses more quotes from other books than he does his own thoughts. The author focuses too much on seriously out-dated information. Easiest course I ever took because book provided no challenges.

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two sides of a hospital coin., October 29, 2005

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Kirk Davis (Oslo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Financial Management of Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (Spiral-bound)

When you're dealing with hospital finances it's true that you're dealing with a real two-headed sword. On the one sword, you have patient satisfaction to deal with. But on the other we all want to make money. It's why they're called "finances." This book explains all that and more, but from a patient's point of view this book is a flat one. Except for oncology departments, which is where this book sometimes has a heart. And not just a heart for money.