Memorial Hermann is a hospital system that has been facing some serious financial issues regarding its operations and meeting its vendors’ financial obligations. Mr. Jones, the chief executive officer (CEO), called a meeting of some of the administrative managers for them to share their viewpoints on how to move forward.
Write a 3-page response and include the following:
- Describe the 3 viewpoints of the health care managers on how to move forward.
- Explain why these viewpoints are important in health care financial management.
Answer the following:
- Discuss how the elements of financial management relate to the function of the health care manager.
- Examine why it is important for health care managers to understand financial principles.
- What information do income, liabilities, assets, profits tell the health care manager?
- How does the function of a health care financial manager or chief financial officer (CFO) relate to the understanding of these concepts?
- What are the current challenges affecting health care financing at Memorial Hermann?
- How should these challenges be mitigated?