Health Financial Management
Assignment #1 Health Financial Management
Assignment 1: Financial Statement Analysis
Due Week 4 and worth 200 points
Select one (1) of the following publically traded health
care organizations: Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) or Health Management
Associates (NYSE: HMA).
Suppose you are a newly appointed CFO of your chosen health
care organization. One of your first tasks is to conduct an internal financial
analysis of the organization. Conduct a brief financial analysis and review of
the chosen company’s financial statements for at least three (3) consecutive
years. After conducting the analysis, interpret the data contained within the
statements.
Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
Based on your review of the financial statements, suggest a
key insight about the financial health of the company. Speculate on the likely
reaction to the financial statements from various stakeholder groups (employee,
investors, shareholders). Provide support for your rationale.
Identify the current industry trend that has the most
significant impact on your chosen organization’s financial performance.
Indicate the trend’s impact on the financial performance of the organization.
As the CFO, suggest at least one (1) way that you might minimize the impact of
the trend on the organization.
As the CFO, suggest one (1) key strategy that you might use
in order to improve the financial performance of the organization. Recommend an
approach to implement the suggested strategy. Provide support for your
recommendation.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources. Note:
Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow
APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The
cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
length.
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