This textbook on practical financial management in the healthcare sector is written especially for non-financial healthcare managers who must assume tasks for budgeting. After an overview of healthcare finance, sections cover understanding financial operations, reporting and measuring financial results, reviewing and managing comparative data, and constructing and evaluating budgets. Other topics are financial terms, strategic planning, and technology. Two final sections offer chapter-length case studies. The reader friendly, two-color layout features chapter key terms and discussion questions. Appendices offer checklists and reviews of web-based and software learning tools. This fourth edition contains a new chapter on electronic heath records, a new case study on strategic financial planning in long-term care, and a new appendix of SWOT worksheets and question guides. The new companion website offers exercises, study tools, and web links. The authors are health care consultants. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)