Financial Management in Hospitals

A training program that equips professionals to effectively manage the financial resources of healthcare institutions, promoting economic efficiency and sustainability of hospital operations.

Field of Knowledge: Financial Management

OBJECTIVES | BENEFITS

By the end of the training, participants will be able to understand the financial function in hospitals, become familiar with the Public Administration Accounting Standards (SNC-AP), interpret financial statements, analyze cost determination methods, conduct the budgeting process, understand management accounting, and apply financial evaluation techniques.

IDEAL STUDENT

• Healthcare and social/community sector professionals;
• Professionals in the health industry and related technologies;
• Leaders of health and social organizations, municipalities, and the sector’s industry;
• The general public and their representatives interested in the subject.

COURSE SYLLABUS

The importance of the financial function in healthcare units.
Characterization of a financial service in a healthcare unit.
Description of SNC-AP.
The main financial statements.
Financial statements as an instrument for analysis and decision-making.
Analytical Accounting, the main costing methods in healthcare organizations.
Forecast management.
Cost-volume-profit analysis.

CERTIFICATION

The awarding of 4 ECTS requires a positive result in the final assessment.