title: Occupational medicine. The essentials of finance.
abstract: Finance is concerned with the generation and use of funds to support organizational objectives whereas accounting records transactions and summarizes how funds are expended. Money has costs associated with its procurement and use. There are costs associated with maintaining equipment and inventory. Financial analysts have developed methods to evaluate a company's efficiency in using money. While the occupational physician may not be directly involved in financial activities, knowledge of the techniques used should improve an understanding of organizational limitations.
authors.affiliation: AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc., Jersey City, NJ 07311-3994.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fallon
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D002202:Capital Financing; D003132:Commerce; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005376:Financial Management / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000191:economics