MHAD 6550 - Healthcare Financial Management

3 credit hours

Students examine essential concepts in healthcare financial management and apply financial, economic, and managerial accounting principles to decision-making in both non-profit and for-profit healthcare organizations. Learners analyze financial statements, value-based purchasing models, and revenue cycle processes, and evaluate financial planning, cash budgeting, working capital management, capital budgeting, long-term financing, and organizational financial performance. The course includes a fieldwork assignment that students complete in person or virtually within a healthcare setting.