Discussion:
Your Discussion postings should be written in standard edited English and should follow APA guidelines. Be sure tosupport your work with specific in-text citations from this week's Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources such as those found in the Library. Refer to the Pocket Guide to APA Style to ensure that your in-text citations and reference list are correct. Initial postings must be 250-350 words (not including references).
Post your answer to one of the following topic questions (one post answer) by Saturday, then respond to two or more fellow classmates (two posts) by Tuesday that are thoughtful and advance the discussion. Student responses postings must be 100-150 words (not including references).These required posts (totaling three) should be completed on three or more separate days.
Choose one of the following:
1. Consider an organization with which you are familiar. Do you know how it reports its financial condition? How does it compare to another organization of a different size, with a different ownership structure, that provides different services, and/or in a different market?
2. Consider a healthcare organization with which you are familiar, review it financial statements and apply the different financial ratios presented in the textbook. What do the different groups of ratios tell you about an organization's financial condition and position?
3. What is the key difference between financial statement analysis and operating indicator analysis? How are these types of analyses useful to healthcare managers and investors? Consider a healthcare organization with which you are familiar and discuss what are some of the problems or challenges inherent in financial statement analysis?