Assignment Prompt & Instructions
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– ## Week9DiscussionInstructions-HealthcareFinance.docx
– ## Week9LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx
**## Week9DiscussionInstructions-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Week 9 Discussion**
**Working Capital**
Working capital, or actual cash available for spending, is the key to a successful organization. In a healthcare organization, it is important to determine how much cash is available to run the day-to-day operations. For this Discussion, you analyze the working capital of a healthcare organization of your choice.
**To prepare for this Discussion:**
· Locate and select financial statements for a particular healthcare organization. Examine the working capital of the organization.
· Consider the impact of regulations, business plans, and economic dynamics on the working capital requirements of the business. Is there sufficient working capital for business operations of the organization you selected?
**Post** a cohesive response to the following:
· Analyze the working capital of the healthcare organization you selected.
· Evaluate the impact of regulations, business plans, and economic dynamics on the working capital requirements of the business. Include whether or not there is sufficient working capital for business operations and explain why.
**## Week9LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Week 9 Learning Resources**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Required Readings**
· Pink, G. H., & Song, P. H. (2020).
_Gapinski’s understanding healthcare financial management_(8th ed.). Health Administration Press.
· Chapter 11, “Capital Budgeting” (pp. 407–457)
· Review: Chapter 13, “Financial Condition Analysis” (pp. 507–548)
· Chapter 15, “Revenue Cycle and Current Accounts Management” (pp. 589–623)
· Carlson, R. (2020, January 26).
[_How to create a financial budget for a small business_ Links to an external site.](https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574). https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574
· Kaplan, R. S., & Gallani, S. (2022).
[Variance analysis: New insights from health care applicationsLinks to an external site.](https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=bth&AN=157358828&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s6527200).
_Issues in Accounting Education_,
_37_(2), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2021-031
· Maru, M. L. B., Magaji, A., Daddau, H., & Mazadu, S. A. (2021).
[Working capital management and profitability of listed healthcare firms in NigeriaLinks to an external site.](https://journals.gujaf.com.ng/index.php/gujaf/article/view/81).
_Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance_,
_2_(1), 1–15.
· Ross, T. K. (2020).
[Budgeting for resultsLinks to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00126450-202001000-00005&LSLINK=80&D=ovft).
_Health Care Manager_,
_39_(1), 24–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/Hcm.0000000000000285
· Siedlecki, R., Prędkiewicz, P., Bem, A., & Szpulak, A. (2021).
[Working capital management in hospitals: Evidence from PolandLinks to an external site.](https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/working-capital-management-hospitals-evidence/docview/2534656543/se-2?accountid=14872).
_European Research Studies_,
_24_, 836–850. https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/2099
· Zhang, R., & Bohlen, J. (2023, January 7).
[Healthcare business budgetingLinks to an external site.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/). In
_StatPearls_ [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/
**Optional Resources**
· OASIS. (n.d.).
[_Statistics skills in Microsoft ExcelLinks to an external site._](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel) _._ Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel
**## Week9LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Week 9 Learning Resources**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Required Readings**
· Pink, G. H., & Song, P. H. (2020).
_Gapinski’s understanding healthcare financial management_(8th ed.). Health Administration Press.
· Chapter 11, “Capital Budgeting” (pp. 407–457)
· Review: Chapter 13, “Financial Condition Analysis” (pp. 507–548)
· Chapter 15, “Revenue Cycle and Current Accounts Management” (pp. 589–623)
· Carlson, R. (2020, January 26).
[_How to create a financial budget for a small business_ Links to an external site.](https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574). https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574
· Kaplan, R. S., & Gallani, S. (2022).
[Variance analysis: New insights from health care applicationsLinks to an external site.](https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=bth&AN=157358828&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s6527200).
_Issues in Accounting Education_,
_37_(2), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2021-031
· Maru, M. L. B., Magaji, A., Daddau, H., & Mazadu, S. A. (2021).
[Working capital management and profitability of listed healthcare firms in NigeriaLinks to an external site.](https://journals.gujaf.com.ng/index.php/gujaf/article/view/81).
_Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance_,
_2_(1), 1–15.
· Ross, T. K. (2020).
[Budgeting for resultsLinks to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00126450-202001000-00005&LSLINK=80&D=ovft).
_Health Care Manager_,
_39_(1), 24–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/Hcm.0000000000000285
· Siedlecki, R., Prędkiewicz, P., Bem, A., & Szpulak, A. (2021).
[Working capital management in hospitals: Evidence from PolandLinks to an external site.](https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/working-capital-management-hospitals-evidence/docview/2534656543/se-2?accountid=14872).
_European Research Studies_,
_24_, 836–850. https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/2099
· Zhang, R., & Bohlen, J. (2023, January 7).
[Healthcare business budgetingLinks to an external site.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/). In
_StatPearls_ [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/
**Optional Resources**
· OASIS. (n.d.).
[_Statistics skills in Microsoft ExcelLinks to an external site._](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel) _._ Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel
**## Week9DiscussionInstructions-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Week 9 Discussion**
**Working Capital**
Working capital, or actual cash available for spending, is the key to a successful organization. In a healthcare organization, it is important to determine how much cash is available to run the day-to-day operations. For this Discussion, you analyze the working capital of a healthcare organization of your choice.
**To prepare for this Discussion:**
· Locate and select financial statements for a particular healthcare organization. Examine the working capital of the organization.
· Consider the impact of regulations, business plans, and economic dynamics on the working capital requirements of the business. Is there sufficient working capital for business operations of the organization you selected?
**Post** a cohesive response to the following:
· Analyze the working capital of the healthcare organization you selected.
· Evaluate the impact of regulations, business plans, and economic dynamics on the working capital requirements of the business. Include whether or not there is sufficient working capital for business operations and explain why.
**## Week9LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Week 9 Learning Resources**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Required Readings**
· Pink, G. H., & Song, P. H. (2020).
_Gapinski’s understanding healthcare financial management_(8th ed.). Health Administration Press.
· Chapter 11, “Capital Budgeting” (pp. 407–457)
· Review: Chapter 13, “Financial Condition Analysis” (pp. 507–548)
· Chapter 15, “Revenue Cycle and Current Accounts Management” (pp. 589–623)
· Carlson, R. (2020, January 26).
[_How to create a financial budget for a small business_ Links to an external site.](https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574). https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574
· Kaplan, R. S., & Gallani, S. (2022).
[Variance analysis: New insights from health care applicationsLinks to an external site.](https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=bth&AN=157358828&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s6527200).
_Issues in Accounting Education_,
_37_(2), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2021-031
· Maru, M. L. B., Magaji, A., Daddau, H., & Mazadu, S. A. (2021).
[Working capital management and profitability of listed healthcare firms in NigeriaLinks to an external site.](https://journals.gujaf.com.ng/index.php/gujaf/article/view/81).
_Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance_,
_2_(1), 1–15.
· Ross, T. K. (2020).
[Budgeting for resultsLinks to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00126450-202001000-00005&LSLINK=80&D=ovft).
_Health Care Manager_,
_39_(1), 24–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/Hcm.0000000000000285
· Siedlecki, R., Prędkiewicz, P., Bem, A., & Szpulak, A. (2021).
[Working capital management in hospitals: Evidence from PolandLinks to an external site.](https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/working-capital-management-hospitals-evidence/docview/2534656543/se-2?accountid=14872).
_European Research Studies_,
_24_, 836–850. https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/2099
· Zhang, R., & Bohlen, J. (2023, January 7).
[Healthcare business budgetingLinks to an external site.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/). In
_StatPearls_ [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/
**Optional Resources**
· OASIS. (n.d.).
[_Statistics skills in Microsoft ExcelLinks to an external site._](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel) _._ Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel
**## Week9DiscussionInstructions-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Week 9 Discussion**
**Working Capital**
Working capital, or actual cash available for spending, is the key to a successful organization. In a healthcare organization, it is important to determine how much cash is available to run the day-to-day operations. For this Discussion, you analyze the working capital of a healthcare organization of your choice.
**To prepare for this Discussion:**
· Locate and select financial statements for a particular healthcare organization. Examine the working capital of the organization.
· Consider the impact of regulations, business plans, and economic dynamics on the working capital requirements of the business. Is there sufficient working capital for business operations of the organization you selected?
**Post** a cohesive response to the following:
· Analyze the working capital of the healthcare organization you selected.
· Evaluate the impact of regulations, business plans, and economic dynamics on the working capital requirements of the business. Include whether or not there is sufficient working capital for business operations and explain why.
**## Week9LearningResources-HealthcareFinance.docx**
**Week 9 Learning Resources**
**Healthcare Finance**
**Required Readings**
· Pink, G. H., & Song, P. H. (2020).
_Gapinski’s understanding healthcare financial management_(8th ed.). Health Administration Press.
· Chapter 11, “Capital Budgeting” (pp. 407–457)
· Review: Chapter 13, “Financial Condition Analysis” (pp. 507–548)
· Chapter 15, “Revenue Cycle and Current Accounts Management” (pp. 589–623)
· Carlson, R. (2020, January 26).
[_How to create a financial budget for a small business_ Links to an external site.](https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574). https://www.thebalancemoney.com/financial-budget-small-business-393574
· Kaplan, R. S., & Gallani, S. (2022).
[Variance analysis: New insights from health care applicationsLinks to an external site.](https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=bth&AN=157358828&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=s6527200).
_Issues in Accounting Education_,
_37_(2), 27–36. https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2021-031
· Maru, M. L. B., Magaji, A., Daddau, H., & Mazadu, S. A. (2021).
[Working capital management and profitability of listed healthcare firms in NigeriaLinks to an external site.](https://journals.gujaf.com.ng/index.php/gujaf/article/view/81).
_Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance_,
_2_(1), 1–15.
· Ross, T. K. (2020).
[Budgeting for resultsLinks to an external site.](https://access.ovid.com/custom/redirector/index.html?dest=https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00126450-202001000-00005&LSLINK=80&D=ovft).
_Health Care Manager_,
_39_(1), 24–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/Hcm.0000000000000285
· Siedlecki, R., Prędkiewicz, P., Bem, A., & Szpulak, A. (2021).
[Working capital management in hospitals: Evidence from PolandLinks to an external site.](https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/working-capital-management-hospitals-evidence/docview/2534656543/se-2?accountid=14872).
_European Research Studies_,
_24_, 836–850. https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/2099
· Zhang, R., & Bohlen, J. (2023, January 7).
[Healthcare business budgetingLinks to an external site.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/). In
_StatPearls_ [Internet]. StatPearls Publishing. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK589707/
**Optional Resources**
· OASIS. (n.d.).
[_Statistics skills in Microsoft ExcelLinks to an external site._](https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel) _._ Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/microsoft-office/excel