ISBN:
9781416033417
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
09-06-2007
Page Count:
520
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$97.95
Budgeting Concepts for Nurse Managers, 4th Edition
by Steven A. Finkler, PhD, CPA and Mary McHugh
Paperback
ISBN:
9781416033417
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
09-06-2007
Page Count:
520
Imprint:
Saunders
List Price:
$97.95
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An in-depth guide to preparing accurate nursing budgets, this book will help your students improve their financial skills and contribute to their organization's strategic planning. It discusses the different types of budgeting, the budgeting process, forecasting, variance analysis, and costing out nursing services. A variety of settings are included: hospitals, long-term care, home health, community health, managed care, and others. With this guide, your students will learn how to communicate effectively with financial managers, succeed in their roles in the budgeting process, and assist in the delivery of high-quality patient care at the lowest possible cost.
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- New "Budgeting for Information Systems" chapter describes how to budget for information technology (IT), what kind of personnel your students should consider hiring to support the nursing IT function, and how to evaluate IT products.
- New "Budgeting for the Operating Room" chapter covers key stakeholders in the budget development process, developing the prioritization process, and specialized aspects of the operating room budget.
- A discussion of magnet hospitals has been added, including the cost implications of applying for "magnet" status.
- Coverage now includes different delivery care models and their potential budgetary impact to a health care organization, along with Clinical Ladders and the budgetary implications of nurses "testing-up" the ladder.
- Budgeting for clinics and same-day surgery facilities is described.
- Updated and expanded content discusses budget variance analysis and interpretation of budget reports that differ from the planned budget.
- Includes the budget implications of outsourcing, and how to determine whether outsourcing is cost-effective for a particular service.
- Each chapter includes Learning Objectives to focus your students' studies and a Summary and Implications for Nurse Managers to reinforce what they've learned.
- Additional Suggested Readings provides helpful resources for further research and study.
- An appendix includes numerous sample budget forms and instructions, allowing your students to see firsthand the various types of budgeting forms used in day-to-day practice.
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- New "Budgeting for Information Systems" chapter describes how to budget for information technology (IT), what kind of personnel you should consider hiring to support the nursing IT function, and how to evaluate IT products.
- New "Budgeting for the Operating Room" chapter covers key stakeholders in the budget development process, developing the prioritization process, and specialized aspects of the operating room budget.
- A discussion of magnet hospitals has been added, including the cost implications of applying for "magnet" status.
- Coverage now includes different delivery care models and their potential budgetary impact to a health care organization, along with Clinical Ladders and the budgetary implications of nurses "testing-up" the ladder.
- Budgeting for clinics and same-day surgery facilities is described.
- Updated and expanded content discusses budget variance analysis and interpretation of budget reports that differ from the planned budget.
- Includes the budget implications of outsourcing, and how to determine whether outsourcing is cost-effective for a particular service.
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1. Introduction: The Different Types of Budgets
2. The Budgeting Process
3. Motivation and Incentives
4. Cost Concepts
5. Personnel Issues
6. Forecasting
7. Strategic Planning and Business Plans
8. The Operating Budget
9. Revenue Budgeting
10. Capital Budgeting (Technical Appendix: Quantitative Methods for Capital Budgeting)
11. Performance Budgeting
12. Cash Budgeting
13. Variance Analysis
14. Variance Analysis: Examples, Extensions, and Caveats
15. Budgeting for Information Systems
16. Budgeting for the Operating Room
17. Benchmarking, Productivity, and Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
18. Costing Out Nursing Services
Additional Suggested Readings
Glossary
Appendix: Sample Budget Forms and Instructions
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A review copy request is most likely to be fulfilled as an eBook on VitalSource rather than a print product, unless no eBook is available. eBooks become available in as little as a few hours. Print products will take between 7 and 10 days to arrive. To request a print copy, please contact the Evolve Support Center or your Education Solutions Consultant.
Any student who attempts to request a review copy will be reported to the school's faculty and administration.
This item has low stock levels and may be back-ordered. We'll let you know if it is back-ordered, and you will not be charged until the item ships.