Baker's Health Care Finance

Baker's Health Care Finance: Basic Tools for Nonfinancial Managers, 6th Edition, written by Thomas K. Ross and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, provides a foundational introduction to health care financial management. This 2023 print textbook offers structured instruction for nonfinancial managers and students who oversee departmental resources or seek to understand administrative financial processes.

The content organizes essential financial management concepts into distinct operational areas. Readers examine practical methods for building operating budgets, establishing capital budgets, and conducting comprehensive financial performance analysis to evaluate institutional stability.

To ground theoretical principles in day-to-day administrative practice, the text includes realistic examples drawn directly from hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home health agencies. This concrete orientation prepares nonfinancial managers to handle routine budgeting responsibilities across varied care settings.