6) Fiscal Management Flashcards

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Budget

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Mechanism to assess an organization’s/department’s success and progress

  • Helps the manager control the implementation of a program
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Planning-Programming-Budgeting System (PPBS)

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Plan for a new program developed from the mission and objectives

  • Look at all programs for duplicates
  • Evals cost and revenue against projections
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Zero-Base Budgeting

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Takes a fresh look at each program at the beginning of the budget period and calculates the cost of running the program from as if it never existed

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Break-Even Budgeting

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Traditional type of PT budget where the goal is to break even at the end of the year

  • Based on incremental incr/decr from the prior year
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Productivity-Based Budgeting

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Relies on manager’s decisions regarding staffing levels

  • # of PT’s needed to provide services
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Cost Analysis

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Determines expenses related to the production of a product/service

  • Cost info is used to manage expenses and set prices
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Financial Management

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Art of obtaining needed funds in the most economical manner and making optimal use of those funds

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Financial Professional

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Studies business administration, accounting, or economics

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What does being financially savvy do and why?

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It protects the income generated by your practice/dept bc you’ll understand where your dept stands

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Financial Statements

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Reports that describe the financial position and operating results of an organization for a specified time period

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Balance Sheet

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Summarizes the financial position of an organization as of a particular date

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Assets

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Economic resources owned by an organization

  • Liabilities + Owner’s Equity
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Liquid Assets

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Can quickly be converted to cash

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Fixed Assets

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Can’t be converted to cash

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What are some liabilities?

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Debt & Accounts Payable

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16
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Current Liabilities

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Must be paid in the short-term (w/in 1yr)

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17
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Long-Term Liabilities

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Paid over the long-term

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Owner’s Equity

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Portion of the assets that’s owned by the organization’s owners; Earnings from profitable operations

  • Can incr through investment of resources by the owner
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Income Statement

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Demonstrates an organizations profit (net income)/loss(net loss) from operations from a specific time period; Evals the organization’s performance comparing expenses vs revenue for a specific time period

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Formula for net income/loss

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Revenue + Expenses

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Revenue

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Income received for services sold during a specific period of time

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Operating Revenue

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Revenue from sale of services

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Non-Operating Revenue

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Revenue from other services

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Accrual Basis of Accounting

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Revenue is recorded in the period that the revenue was made

25
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Cash Basis of Accounting

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Revenue is recorded when $ is received

26
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Can income come from the assumption of risk and how?

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Yes → Occurs in a capitated payment agreement

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Expenses

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Money spent to produce goods/services during a specific period of time

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Capital Intensive

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Money spent on equipment

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Labor Intensive Expenses

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Money spent on salary and benefits

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Statement of Operations

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Compares the projected income statement w/the actual income statement for a period of time

  • Looks at (+)/(-) variance
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Ratio Analysis

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Financial statements that allow you to make comparisons btwn one piece of financial info and another

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Current Ratio

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Compares current assets w/current liabilities

  • The higher the ratio, the better the organization’s ability to pay its bills
  • Important to creditors and investors
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Quick Ratio

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Compares liquid assets w/current liabilities

34
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Debt Ratio

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Compares total liabilities to total assets; Gives the % of the assets that are financed by borrowing & determines if the organization is a good credit risk

  • A lower percent means less money is being borrowed
35
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Receivable Turnover Ratio

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Avg # of days it takes to convert accounts receivable into cash

  • The older the debt, the less likely it is to be collected
36
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Revenue Productivity Ratio

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Amount of revenue generated for each dollar of salary expense (Total Revenue/Salary Expenses)

  • An indicator of salary expense
37
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Return-on-Assets

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Used to eval an organization’s ability to earn a return on funds supplied from all sources (Net Income + Interest Expenses/Total Assets)

  • Justifies purchase of equipment
  • Higher Return = Higher Performance
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Cash Flow Statement

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Demonstrates how an organization’s cash balance changes over a specific period of time

  • Ultimately impacts an organization’s ability to grow
39
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What is the most important use of financial info for an organization?

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Financial Planning

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Operating Budget

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Guides the operation by outlining tupes and levels of expenditures

  • Typically for a year, and then subdivided into quarters and months
41
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Chart of Accounts

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Collect info about how money is spent and earned

42
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Fee Schedule

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Listing of services and products provided by the practice

43
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What is revenue a function of?

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Reimbursement Type

44
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Non-Operating Revenue

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Incoming revenue that refers to the incoming money that adds value to the business but does not result directly from the sale of a product of or service

45
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Accounts Payable

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Recording and payment of money owed by the business to its creditors

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Operating Costs

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Cost of resources needed to produce the product or servuce

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Capital

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Purchase of equipment and facilities that contribute to the production of goods and services

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Direct Expenses

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Directly associated w/production

  • Salary, benefits, supplies, depreciation of equipment
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Indirect Expenses

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Incurred but not directly related to service delivery

  • Administrative salaries, financial services, grounds/buildings, cafeteria
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Fixed Cost

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Cost that’s unchanged regardless of volume

51
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Variable Cost

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Incr/decr relative to volume

  • Salaries, linen, and medical supplies
52
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Semi-Variable Cost

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Basic cost is fixed, but per-use is variable

53
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Total Cost

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Sum of fixed, variable, and semivariable cost