1.2 a. What are some of the industries in the healthcare sector? b. What is meant by the term healthcare finance as used in this book? c. What are the two broad areas of healthcare finance? d. Why is it necessary to have a book on healthcare finance as opposed to a generic finance book? 1.6 a. (nt: the material reviewed in this question is covered in the Chapter Supplement.) Briefly describe the following health services settings: Hospitals Ambulatory care Home health care Long-term care Integrated delivery systems b. What are the benefits attributed to integrated delivery systems? 1.9 What are the primary differences between investor-owned and not-for-profit corporations?
