HSM-543 Health Services Finance - Devry - Complete Course

Week, TCOs, and Topics

Readings/Class Preparation

Activities/Assignments

Week 1
TCOs A and B 

Financial Management

Chapter 1: Financial Management in Context

Chapter 2: Organization of Financial Management

Chapter 3: Tax Status of Healthcare Organizations

Graded Discussion Topics

Quiz

Week 2
TCO C
Operating Revenue

Chapter 4: Third-Party Payment

Chapter 5: Medicare and Medicaid

Chapter 7: Setting Charges in Healthcare

Chapter 9: Managing Accounts Receivable

Graded Discussion Topics

You Decide 1: Accounts Receivable Crisis

Quiz

Week 3
TCOs D and E

Working Capital

Chapter 8: Managing Working Capital

Chapter 9: Managing Accounts Receivable

Chapter 10: Managing Materials

Course Project Topic and Outline Due

Graded Discussion Topics

Quiz

Week 4
TCOs D and E

Resource Allocation

Chapter 11: Strategic and Operational Planning

Chapter 12: Budgeting

Chapter 13: Capital Budgeting

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 5
TCOs D and E

Financial Analysis

Chapter 14: Financial Analysis and Management Reporting

Graded Discussion Topics

Quiz

Week 6
TCOs F and G

Future Trends

Chapter 15: Future Trends

Graded Discussion Topics

You Decide 2: Back to the Drawing Board!

Quiz

Week 7
TCOs G and H

Integrated Health Systems and Regulatory Issues

Chapter 15: Future Trends

Course Project Due

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 8
All TCOs

Final Exam