The year 2000: requirements for the financial manager. A Delphi study of the healthcare financial manager in the year 2000.
The future of the healthcare financial management field looks bright. Those engaged in this field are expected to enjoy higher status, an enlarged role, higher salary, increased authority, and greater prestige. These gains will require increased knowledge and competence, as well as higher formal education, not only in the areas of accounting and finance, but also in management. These are some of the conclusions of a nationwide Delphi study organized by HFMA and its North Carolina chapter, the University of North Carolina's Department of Health Policy and Administration, and Arthur Young. More than 1100 experts divided into 10 panels were asked about a large number of topics and issues ranging from the future course of the healthcare field to the need for specialty certification in healthcare financial management. Following the report of the study, a panel of experts--financial managers, consultants, and academicians--discuss the implications of these findings and explore their effect on healthcare financial management in the year 2000.
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