Capital Investments, Mergers, and Acquisitions in the Healthcare Delivery System

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 from the course textbook, Essentials of Health Care Finance.

You are the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Shady Valley Hospital Center. The hospital is a 500-bed comprehensive facility that offers medical and surgical programs such as emergency care, oncology, pediatrics, heart and vascular care, and orthopedics. The hospital system is currently considering merging with a telehealth-virtual care organization. You are tasked with developing and presenting a PowerPoint presentation to the board of trustees regarding financial aspects that should be considered before the merger and acquisition process.

In your presentation,

• Describe the types of decisions made in capital investment decision analysis.
• Discuss core accounting principles related to analytical methods and tools to value potential acquisitions.
• Discuss what an investment banker does and the legal regulatory system governing mergers and acquisitions.
• Explain why cash management is crucial in most sectors of the healthcare industry to include alternative healthcare models such as telehealth-virtual care organizations.
• Explain what working capital is and its importance in financial planning processes.
• Analyze the importance of financial statements in deciphering where cash is generated within an organization and where an organization uses its cash.

The Capital Investments, Mergers, and Acquisitions in the Health Care Delivery System final presentation,

• must be 10 to 12 double-spaced slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site..
• must include detailed speaker notes related to each bullet point on the slide
• must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
  • title of presentation in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
  • In the first slide, you can include an introduction with an overview of the presentation. In the next slide, you can include a thesis statement.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least five scholarly or peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate reference slides that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. Review the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.