title: Understanding Financial Statements in Clinical Practice: A Primer.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe the different types of financial statements and the information they contain regarding the current and long-term financial health of a business practice. These statements are essential to guiding strategic decision making for physicians and executives.
authors.affiliation: *Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program †Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Heeren S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Makanji
authors.forename: Louis G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Jenis
mesh_terms: D000067571:Financial Statements / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics*