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HCA 270 Entire Course (New) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   HCA 270 Week 1 DQ 1 and
DQ 2 HCA 270 Week 1 Individual Financial Concepts
and Reports HCA 270 Week 2 Individual Balance
Sheets and Income Statements  HCA 270 Week 2
Individual Contractual Allowances, Grouping
Revenue and Expenses  HCA 270 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ
2  HCA 270 Week 3 Individual Costs
Classification  HCA 270 Week 4 Individual
Annualizing Staffing  HCA 270 Week 4 Individual
Managing Staff  HCA 270 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2  HCA
270 Week 5 Individual Computing Book
Depreciation  HCA 270 Week 6 Individual
Comparative Data  HCA 270 Week 6 Individual Time
Value of Money 
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HCA 270 Entire Course(2 Sets) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   HCA 270 week 1 DQ 1 HCA
270 week 1 DQ 2 HCA 270 Week 2 Assignment
Accounting Practices and Entries HCA 270 Week 2
CheckPoint Accounting Dartboard HCA 270 Week 3
CheckPoint Present and Future Value HCA 270 week
3 DQ 1 HCA 270 week 3 DQ 2 HCA 270 Week 4
Assignment Interview Scheduling HCA 270 Week 4
Assignment Financial Statement Analysis HCA 270
Week 4 CheckPoint Ratio Analysis HCA 270 Week 5
CheckPoint Approaches to Valuation HCA 270 week
5 DQ 1 HCA 270 week 5 DQ 2 HCA 270 Week 6
Assignment Financial Officer Interview HCA 270
Week 6 CheckPoint Costs and Cost Control HCA 270
Week 7 CheckPoint Revenue Variance Analysis
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HCA 270 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (New) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Week 1 DQ
1 What are some of the common roles and functions
of financial managers? Describe the basic
differences between a comptroller and a
treasurer. How important do you think an internal
auditor is to an organization? Explain your
answer. Week 1 DQ 2 Why do we need financial and
managerial accounting? What are the differences
between the two? List references if you use a
source other than the text.  
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HCA 270 week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Due Date Day 2 post
to the Main forum Post your response to the
following What are some of the common roles and
functions of financial managers? Describe the
basic differences between a comptroller and a
treasurer. How important do you think an internal
auditor is to an organization? Explain your answer
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HCA 270 Week 1 Individual Financial Concepts and
Reports (New) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid
.com   Individual Financial Concepts and
Reports Complete the Axia Material Financial
Concepts and Reports worksheet by matching the
financial concepts, reports, and real-world
examples. Post the assessment as an attachment
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HCA 270 Week 2 Assignment Accounting Practices
and Entries(2 Sets) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Accounting practices
and principles are at the heart of financial
management. To understand the financial
transactions of health care organizations, it is
necessary to understand the different types of
accounting practices and how entries are made and
items recorded using each practice. Due Date Day
7 Individual forum Write a 700- to 1,050-word
paper in APA format comparing and contrasting the
different types of accounting, namely accrual,
cash flow, and fund accounting. Be sure to
consider the following How are entries made
under each type of accounting? How does each type
of accounting handle depreciation, if at all? How
is inventory accounted for? Are there any
differences between the organizations that adopt
a particular accounting method? What are the
strengths and weaknesses of the various types of
accounting? Cite at least two sources other than
your text. Post your paper as a Microsoft Word
attachment.
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HCA 270 Week 2 CheckPoint Accounting
Dartboard FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com
  Resource http//corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca
_270/hca270aid_darts.html Due Date Day 4
Individual forum Complete the Accounting
Dartboard multimedia. Post a screenshot of your
score.
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HCA 270 Week 2 Individual Balance Sheets and
Income Statements (New) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Individual Balance
Sheets and Income Statements Understanding
balance sheets and income statements can be
difficult and the terms associated with each are
commonly confused. To help you become more
familiar with concepts associated with each and
more successful in finance, study and test your
knowledge by quickly recognizing which term
belongs on which form. Complete the Balance
Sheets and Income Statements multimedia game on
the student website by correctly classifying the
terms as either balance sheet- or income
statement-specific. Save your results by clicking
Save when you are finished. Post your assignment
as an attachment
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HCA 270 Week 2 Individual Contractual
Allowances, Grouping Revenue and Expenses (New)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Individ
ual Contractual Allowances, Grouping Revenue and
Expenses Resource Axia Material Contractual
Allowances, Grouping Revenue, and Grouping
Expenses Complete Part I by computing contractual
allowances. Complete Part II by indicating the
cost center and the correct revenue
source. Complete Part III by indicating the cost
center for the expense. Post your assignment as a
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
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HCA 270 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (New) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Week 3 DQ
1  Provide an example of a direct cost and
indirect cost from your workplace or an
organization with which you are familiar. What is
the difference? Explain your answer. List
references if you use a source other than the
text. Week 3 DQ 2 Understanding the difference
between fixed and variable costs, what area of a
health care facility or physician practice do you
think would have a greater amount of variable
costs than fixed? What would you suggest to lower
the fixed costs for the same area?
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HCA 270 Week 3 Individual Costs Classification
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Individual Costs Classification Review the
classification of costs presented in Ch. 6 of
Health Care Finance. Complete the Axia Material
Costs Classification worksheet. Post your
assignment as an attachment.
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HCA 270 Week 4 Assignment Interview Scheduling
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  Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Contact a
financial officer in a health care organization,
preferably one familiar with the organizations
revenue centers, cost centers, and cost
allocation methods, and schedule a meeting for an
interview to be completed by Week Six. Post the
name and title of the person you are going to
interview, and the date and time of the
interview, as a message to your instructor
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HCA 270 Week 4 Individual Annualizing Staffing
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Individual Annualizing Staffing Review Exhibit
9-2 in Ch. 9 of Health Care Finance, regarding
annualizing calculations and positions. Complete
the Axia Material Annualizing Staffing worksheet
by determining the physician practice staffing
needs. Calculate the staffing factor. Post your
assignment as an attachment.
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HCA 270 Week 4 Individual Managing Staff
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ndividual Managing Staff Accounting practices and
principles are at the heart of a managers role.
To understand the needs of operating a
department, it is necessary to understand the
importance of accounting in identifying
operational needs. Review the Axia Material
Annualizing Staffing worksheet. Write a 700- to
1,050-word paper, identifying the role of the
health care manager, comparing productive and non
productive time. Consider the following How
are costs tied to staffing? What is the
difference between the annualized method and the
scheduled-position method? Why annualize
staffing? What is the benefit of recording
productive and non productive time, if at
all? Cite at least two sources other than your
text. Format your paper consistent with APA
guidelines. Post your paper as an attachment.  
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HCA 270 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (New) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Week 5 DQ
1 Each department is responsible for inventory
control. At your workplace or an organization
with which you are familiar, what type of
inventory method is utilized, last-in, first-out
or first-in, first-out?   WEEK 5 DQ 2  What is
the relationship between inventory and cost of
goods sold by a pharmacy or medical supply?  
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HCA 270 Week 5 Individual Computing Book
Depreciation (New) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Individual Computing
Book Depreciation Resources Axia
Material Assignment Form, Health Care
Finance Complete the table by defining the five
methods of computing book depreciation. Write an
explanation for why it is important for a health
care facility or physician practice to pay
attention to depreciation more than a computer
software business. Post your assignment as an
attachment
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HCA 270 Week 6 CheckPoint Costs and Cost
Control(2 Sets) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Resource Appendix
D Due Date Day 4 Individual forum Review the
classifications of cost presented in Ch. 7 of
Financial Management. Complete Appendix D, parts
I and II. Post as an attachment.  
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HCA 270 Week 6 Individual Comparative Data
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ndividual Comparative Data Resource Axia
Material Comparative Data Complete the table by
answering the following questions What
criterion must be met for true comparability?
What elements of consistency should be
considered? What is the managers
responsibility in comparing data? What are the
four common uses of comparative data? What is
meant by standardized data? Post your assignment
as an attachment    
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HCA 270 Week 6 Individual Time Value of Money
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ndividual Time Value of Money Complete Part I of
the Axia Material Time Value of Money worksheet
by defining the time value of money. Include a
real-world example that illustrates the
concept. Answer the questions Why is time such
an important factor in financial matters? How
might you use the principles of the time value of
money to your financial benefit?Complete Part II
by calculating the present value, internal rate
of return, and payback period depicted in the
worksheet.Post your assignment as an
attachment.  
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HCA 270 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 (New) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Week 7 DQ
1What do you think is the major purpose of
financial statements? Why? Explain what type of
information can be derived from each statement.
List references if you use a source other than
the text.   Week 7 DQ 2Why is budgeting so
important? What are the appropriate uses of a
budget? How can budgets be mismanaged or
misunderstood? What are some criteria you would
use to choose between a fixed and a flexible
budget? Explain your answers.
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HCA 270 Week 8 Individual Final Project
Resources (New) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Individual Final
Project Resources Submit the sources you are
using in your final project in APA format.
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HCA 270 Week 8 Individual Ratio Analysis
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ndividual Ratio Analysis Resources Ch. 11 of
Health Care Finance, Doctors Smith and Brown
Statement of Net Income and Balance SheetUse the
Axia Material Ratio Analysis Form to complete
the followingDefine each of the following
ratioso Current ratioo Quick ratioo Debt
service coverage ratioo Operating margino
Return on total assetsExplain the purpose of
each ratio.Compute the following ratios from
Drs. Smith Browns financial statements located
on the student websiteo Current ratioo Quick
ratioo Debt service coverage ratioo Operating
margin
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HCA 270 Week 9 Capstone DQ (New) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Capstone Discussion
Question Respond to the capstone discussion
question.Provide an example of a health care
capital expenditure. Why is the capital
expenditure budgeting process important? What
concepts should be considered when evaluating a
capital expenditure? What do you feel is the most
important factor when considering a capital
expenditure proposal.
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HCA 270 Week 9 Capstone DQ(2 Sets) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.hca270aid.com   Due Date Day 3
Main forum Post your response to the following
What are two principles of financial management
that you will likely use in your future career?
How will you use them, and why are they
important? Explain your answer.
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HCA 270 Week 9 Final Project Implementing EMR
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inal ProjectImplementing EMRInformation
technology has enhanced operational activities
throughout the health care industry. Much has
been discussed in financial analysis, price, and
acquisition discrepancies. The decision to
acquire and implement technology, and justify the
cost has perplexed physicians and health care
facilities.Assume you are an office manager in a
physicians group practice. As the office
manager, you have been asked to review and
explain the financial implications of
implementing electronic medical records (EMR).
You will address potential areas of financial
concern and provide your recommendation to the
physicians group on whether or not to implement
EMR.Create a 12- to 15-slide Microsoft
PowerPoint in which you outline the following
areas of financial concern and conclude with your
decision on whether you would recommend EMRs to
the stakeholders. Include detailed speaker notes.
Cite at least three outside sources and your
textbook. Discuss the following areas with the
focus on the financial aspectsImplementation
process
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HCA 270 AID A Guide to career/hca270aid.com

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