Health Care Finance

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Assignment 2: Using Financial Ratios to Assess Organizational
Performance
Due Week 6 and worth 240 points

Using the financial statements from your selected health care organization in
Assignment 1, develop a financial plan for the next three (3) years.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

2. Suggest the financial ratio that most financial analysts would use to
   evaluate the financial condition of the company. Provide support for your
   rationale.
4. Speculate on the organization’s ability to meet its financial obligations as
   they come due. Provide support for your rationale.
6. Based on your ratio analysis, determine whether the profitability trends are
   favorable or unfavorable and explain your rationale.
8. Using financial ratio analysis, predict whether or not the company will be
   viable in five (5) years based on its performance over the past three (3) years.
   Provide support for your prediction.
10. Use at least two (2) 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:

• Evaluate the financial statements and the financial position of health care
  institutions.
• Describe the overall planning process and the key components of the
  financial plan.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health
  financial management.
• Write clearly and concisely about health financial management using proper
  writing mechanics.