...Reporting Practices and Ethics Starla Edwards Health Care Financial Accounting/HCS 405 October 17, 2011 Marjorie Romano Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial practices and ethics can play an important part of any organization including the health care environment. In order for the health care organization to be successful one must adopt an efficient financial practice and possess ethical standards. The management of finances for a health care organization may be a challenge for managers. This is why the health care manager will follow four basic elements for financial management. The basic elements include planning, controlling, organizing and directing, and decision making (Baker & Baker, 2011). Health care organizations have accounting principles generally acceptable and will comply with the financial practice and the practice of ethics to avoid fraud or abuse of the reporting practices. Elements of Financial Management Financial management has four basic elements, which assist the manager in making effective decisions for the health care organization. The first element of financial management is planning. The financial manager needs to identify the steps that he or she needs to take to accomplish the goals of the organization. However, first the manager must determine what the goal is for the organization and at that time determine what steps to follow to achieve the goal. The next element is controlling; a plan is in place that each area of the organization...
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...Accounting and Finance Information Introduction Accounting is the foundation of business communication and thus, sometimes called the language of the business (Marshall, et al., 2003). Accounting is appropriate for people who are involved in economic activities in all segments of the society to develop knowledge, ability or competencies in understanding the fundamental of this language to be able to make decisions and informed judgments about those economic activities (Marshall, et al., 2003). Accounting and Finance complements each other in strategic business decision-making process and enhance individual economic planning. Accounting identifies measures and communicates economic information about an entity for the purpose of making decision and informed judgment (Marshall, et al., 2003). Users of accounting information include investors, stakeholders and other interested member of the public. The art and science of money management including sourcing for investment capital as well as banking and asset management of an entity throughout its entire life cycle is called finance. Accounting deals with the entry of transaction and preparation of financial data while finance is primarily involved in analyzing, interpreting and evaluation of financial data to guide in making informed business decisions. Sound economic management and prudent use of available resources is directly an offshoot of good understanding of fundamental accounting principles and appropriate entry of business...
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...Phoenix Material Definitions Define the following terms using your text or other resources. Cite all resources consistent with APA guidelines. |Term |Definition |Resource you used | |Time value of money |“A dollar received today is worth more than a|Titman, S. Keown, A. J. & . Martin ,J. D. (n.d.). | | |dollar received in the future. Conversely, |Financial Management. Principles and Applications: | | |a dollar received in the future is worth less|Chapter 1: Getting Started: Principles of Finance: 1.4. | | |than a dollar received today. Perhaps the |The Five Basic Principles of Finance. 12th,. ed. | | |most fundamental principle of finance is that|Copyrighted by Pearson Education. (2014). Retrieved from| | |money has a time value. A dollar received |https://newclassroom3.phoenix.edu/Classroom/#/contextid/| | |today is more valuable than a dollar received|OSIRIS:48546409/context/co/view/activityDetails/activity| | |one year from now. That is, we can invest the|/3195cb75-8a75-4bd9-a1c3-0092ba334301/expanded/False | | |dollar...
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...because a high-risk person is more likely to apply for insurance than a low-risk person is. Moral hazard occurs because people have less incentive to be careful about their risky behavior after they purchase insurance. Gregory, M. (2012). The Basic Tools of Finance. Principles of Economics (7 ed., pp. 573-574). Stanford: Cengage Learning. 2. What is diversification? Does a stockholder get a greater benefit from diversification going from 1 to 10 stocks or going from 100 to 120 stocks? Diversification is the reduction of risk achieved by replacing a single risk with a large number of smaller unrelated risks. A stockholder will get more diversification going from 1 to 10 stocks than from 100 to 120 stocks. Gregory, M. (2012). The Basic Tools of Finance. Principles of Economics (7 ed., pp. 574-575). Stanford: Cengage Learning. 3. Comparing stocks and government bonds, which type of asset has more risk? Which pays a higher average return? Stocks have more risk because their value depends on the future value of the firm. So in return it will always have a higher risk; Stocks will have a higher return with the average of 8 percent a year and bond an average of 3 percent a year. Gregory, M. (2012). The Basic Tools of Finance. Principles of Economics (7 ed., pp. 575-576). Stanford: Cengage Learning 4. Is unemployment typically short term or long term? Explain. Unemployment is typically short term. Most Individuals who become unemployed are able to find them new jobs pretty...
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...ISLAMIC FINANCE: CAN IT BE A REMEDY FOR FINANCIAL CRISES? I. INTRODUCTION The financial system is at the heart of the modern economy. When this system works well, it enables to allocate resources that maximize the productivity of the economy. On the contrary when it does not work properly, the whole economy starts to decline. Because financial system must be considered as an in-built part of real economy in terms of credit mechanism. The recent global financial crisis began in August 2007 and after this time it spread gradually to the financial markets in the world. Although it is not severe as in its beginning phase but recovery is not but its aftershock is still going on. There has been numerous research conducted by many economists and analysts. According to the many of these studies, risky transactions, lack of surveillance, and greed that underlie this financial crisis. The relationship between Islamic finance and the financial crises has been discussed by many authors in some of these research. All those works has been done after the beginning of the global financial crisis. Thanks to its strength aspects include risk sharing mechanism, strict Sharia governance rules, tighter supervision and transparency policy, almost all of these works have been concluded that Islamic finance may make significant contributions to prevent financial crises like the current one. Also the reality of the limited impact of the current global financial crisis on Islamic Finance-based institutions...
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...BUS5AFS ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION Topic 2: Principles of Accounting Semester 1, 2014 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION TOPIC 2: PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING La Trobe Business School BUS5AFS: Topic 2 – Principles of Accounting 1 Topic Learning Outcomes 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Discuss the nature and purpose of accounting. Explain the five basic financial elements of a business. Explain the underlying concepts of recognising and measuring the financial elements. List the four basic financial statements used in business decision making. List the basic tools for analysing financial statements. BUS5AFS: Topic 2 – Principles of Accounting 2 La Trobe Business School Prescribed reading Hill, G. and Martin, T. Principles of Accounting and Finance Pearson Australia, 2014 Chapter 2 La Trobe Business School BUS5AFS: Topic 2 – Principles of Accounting 3 1.1 Discuss the nature and purpose of accounting. PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTING …….. to provide information to permit informed judgments and decisions regarding the allocation of resources, managing & directing those resources, custodianship (stewardship) & mandatory requirements …….. La Trobe Business School BUS5AFS: Topic 2 – Principles of Accounting 4 ACCOUNTING VALUE ADDS • • • • • • Improve quality and reduce costs Improve sharing knowledge Improve supply chain Improve efficiency and effectiveness Improve internal control Improve decision...
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...theft that may be present. This also allows for a company to protect itself from any potential bankruptcy that may be present while also saving the company’s outcome for a potential bright future. If fair and factually account reporting does not happen it can lead to a misstatement of the company’s financial statement. This Paper will discuss the General Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and the financial ethics associated with financial reporting. Financial management can be broken down into four basic elements which include planning, controlling, organizing and directing, and decision making. Although many individuals may stress planning, controlling, and decision making as the three basics elements of financial management; organizations recognizes organizing and directing as a separate element of a financial management because such a large proportion of a manager’s time is taken up with performing these specific duties (Baker & Baker, 2011) . In planning the finance manager must identify the steps needed and required to accomplish the...
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...Reporting Practices & Ethics Paper Schniqua Bennett HCS 405 October 22, 2012 Sandra Di Pietro Reporting Practices & Ethics Paper In the health care environment financial practices and ethical care finance is very important to produce successfully organizations. In the health care industry and in any business, ethical and financial practices are adopted to increase the organization value and consumer confident as well as protected the services or products provide by the organization and maintain the organizations brand name. With the cost of providing health care services, patient’s way of payment for these services and the environment in which those patients reside and receive those services are important elements that affects care. This is why financial management and financial reporting is also essential factors for any organization. Most organizations have mission statements, values and visions created to uphold the utmost integrity, honesty and respect for not only the community it serves but also the employees. Financial management can create a positive atmosphere of teamwork or a negative one of turmoil and failure. That is why it is very important for health care organizations to abide by the four elements of financial management. Four Elements of Financial Management The four elements of financial management are planning, controlling, organizing and directing, and decision making. Planning...
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...Steven W. Simmons Sr. University of Phoenix Business Structures Fin/571 – Corporate Finance Oscar Lewis August 16, 2014 Business Startup When making important business decisions, the concepts of corporate finance tend to be the best model to use. These concepts offer proven methods, which improve the financial success. Discussed below are basic corporate financial concepts, which can be applied and yield positive results. Principles of Corporate Finance When dealing with business investments most commercial entities have used corporate financing in the company. The principle of self-interested behavior is the principle which creates a financial advantage for all parties involved when the playing field is equal or all components associated with the deal are equal. As we strive to gain a deeper comprehension of business transactions through human behavior we find that each of the 12 principles carry invaluable weight to the success or failure of the company. Comparative advantage, diversification, options, risk-return tradeoff, signaling, and valuable ideas are some of the principles used in business dealings. Financial principles, financial markets, and business ethics form a foundation for the financial decisions that managers routinely make. Accounting Net Income and Cash Flows Changing a business from one process or industry to another will completely alter the process of recording business...
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...Douglass Reporting practice and ethics paper It is the responsibility of a health care manager to understand the basic principles of accounting and finance, and have the knowledge and the understanding of a financial report and what it means. Without these skills and ethical standards it could result in poor management. Financial management is a vital part of organizational effectiveness and success. Financial management requires four elements in order to operate properly. The four elements of financial management: Planning- the financial manager identifies the steps that must be taken to accomplish the organizations objectives. The purpose is to identify objectives and the steps to accomplish these objectives. Controlling- The financial manager make sure that each area of the organization is following the plans that have been established. Organizing_ The financial manager decides how to use the resources of the organization to most effectively carrying out the plans that have been established. Decision making- The financial manager makes choices among available alternatives. All types of decisions making rely on information and evaluation. The purpose is to make informed choices. Generally accepted accounting principles are accounting standards and guidelines used in financial accounting and reporting. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)., are accounting rules used to prepare and standardize the reporting of financial statements, such as balance sheets...
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...Business Structures Alan FIN/571 1/21/16 Afredo Alpeaz Business Structures Business Startup When making important business decisions, the concepts of corporate finance tend to be the best model to use. These concepts offer proven methods, which improve the financial success. Discussed below are basic corporate financial concepts, which can be applied and yield positive results. Principles of Corporate Finance When dealing with business investments most commercial entities have used corporate financing in the company. The principle of self-interested behavior is the principle which creates a financial advantage for all parties involved when the playing field is equal or all components associated with the deal are equal. As we strive to gain a deeper comprehension of business transactions through human behavior we find that each of the 12 principles carry invaluable weight to the success or failure of the company. Comparative advantage, diversification, options, risk-return tradeoff, signaling, and valuable ideas are some of the principles used in business dealings. Financial principles, financial markets, and business ethics form a foundation for the financial decisions that managers routinely make. Accounting Net Income and Cash Flows Changing a business from one process or industry to another will completely alter the process of recording business transactions. For a company to be considered profitable or successful...
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...necessary in any successful business. They are used to keep track of a business finances, and to make sure the business is following legal and ethical standards. There are four elements to financial management; they are planning, controlling, organizing/directing, and decision making. Each of these plays a vital role in correctly reporting finances. Furthermore, there are principles in accounting for healthcare that help reiterate the reporting practices. Generally acceptable accounting principles or GAAP are certain guidelines that are used to make sure a business’s finances are reported properly. Hospitals may use some or all of them, but it is a guideline, not a requirement. One of the principles is the principle of sincerity. This means that when reporting financial activity, the accountant should sincerely picture post an accurate picture of revenue, expenses, and other monetary uses. For example, if a medical office is going bankrupt and needs a loan, if they are not sincere in their financial statements, they may lie in their records by showing they are making profit instead of being in debt. Another general principle is the principle of prudence. This means accountants should accurately put a clear picture of a company’s finances, and not try to make the companies funds seem greater than they are. This can also tie in to the principle of sincerity which was discussed previously. Principle of full disclosure is very important. It means a company must furnish all of its...
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...NOTE: The course is currently on hold and not accepting applications at this time. Please check back for future updates or contact your Center Training Office. BEP is designed to provide NASA leaders with a basic knowledge of business strategy, finance and alliance management and a familiarity with NASA’s business environment. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on instruction, participants are presented fundamental business concepts and the opportunity to apply these concepts to NASA related issues. Business School Professors provide the basic principles and other speakers apply these principles to NASA and the Government environment. Extensive use of case studies, group activities and the Class Project give participants an active learning experience. Schedule for BEP Register for Courses Instructions on How to Register Who Should Attend NASA employees and managers at all levels. Greater benefit is gained when an individual attends with one or more colleagues from their work unit, or employees from different organizational units who work together on a NASA Length of Course 5.5 days. The primary instructors are faculty from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. They assure that the Program's material is grounded in accepted business principles and that it is academically rigorous. To adapt business school material to the government, the Darden faculty is augmented with instructors from government organizations and with case studies drawn from NASA...
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...AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-BANGLADESH Summer’ 2012-2013 FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE (Released on July 13, 2013) Day 1: July 29, 2013 (Monday) TIME CAMPUS 1 ,4 & 5 GLOBAL TRADE HEALTH AND SAFETY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING E-GOVERNANCE URBAN DESIGN-2 E-MARKETING AUDITING CAMPUS 7 SECTIONS ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L ALL ALL ALL M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL 9:3011:30 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS 1 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS 2 ELECTRICAL MACHINES-1 ADVANCE MACRO ECONOMICS POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT BANK FUND MANAGEMENT SOCIETY & THE ARCH. OF BENGAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 12-2 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH POETRY COMPILER DESIGN MACRO ECONOMICS BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRICAL MACHINES -2 MANAGEMENT AND MEDIA MARKETING TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS OPERATING SYSTEM-2 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONSUMER BEHAVIOR ALGORITHMS 3-5 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS DESIGN THEORY-I MATH METH OF ENG’G VLSI CIRCUIT DESIGN Released on July 13, 2013 Day 2: July 30, 2013 (Tuesday) TIME CAMPUS 1 ,4 & 5 WEB TECHNOLOGIES TAXATION FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPENSATION BRAND & PRODUCT MGMT. INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE 1 (CS) CAMPUS 7 SECTIONS ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL...
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