Understand the basic five areas of performance that set the financial plan for the organization.

Understand the basic five areas of performance that set the financial plan for the organization.

As a health care manager, daily management tasks include financial management. Financial management includes items such as labor cost, equipment cost, and a budget that controls the operations. Proper operations requires planning and control. The budget is created using the basic financial information and accounting principles that an organization uses in its monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.

After learning the basics of financial statements, it is very important for a health care manager to understand the basic five areas of performance that set the financial plan for the organization. Define and provide an example of what the following mean

Short-term solvency

Activity

Financial leverage

Profitability

Value

Define the following terms, and explain why they are important in a health care organization:

Current ratio

Total asset turnover

Debt ratio

Profit margins

Include a minimum of 2 references.