Managerial Accounting for Health Care Organizations

2.5 credits

Costs for health services continue to rise faster than overall economic growth drawing ever-greater attention from employers, governments, and consumers. The front line of the cost battle is within the health services entities where decision-making depends on accurate reporting of internal costs. This course allows the students to understand how costs are reported and how to use this information to make decisions within the health services entity. The following topics will be examined within a health services setting: cost allocation, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, and transfer pricing.