MPH5268 Financial management in health care
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5268 Financial management in health care is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5268
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MPH5268
No unit lists MPH5268 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The provision of effective healthcare is an essential component of contemporary society, however with people living longer and community expectations of and demand for healthcare increasing at an unprecedented rate, the financial costs of healthcare are growing at an ever increasing rate. Together with rapid advances in clinical capabilities and technological sophistication, meeting these social and financial challenges has never been more challenging.
In this unit you will examine the basic accounting, financial reporting, budgeting and financial business planning concepts applicable to the healthcare sector, and how they are used by healthcare professionals to aid strategic, operational and service delivery decision making.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Bld blk |
Assessment
- Essay (1,200 words)Written20%
- Report (1,400 words)WrittenCompetency hurdle40%
- Case study analysis and reflection (2,400 words)Written30%
- Audio visual presentation (10 mins)Presentation10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply accounting terminologies, concepts and processes that underpin the preparation of key financial statements
- 2
Review the financial reporting requirements of the regulatory framework that applies to the healthcare sector and assess how they impact the preparation and use of financial reporting systems
- 3
Analyse the statutory financial statements prepared and used by public and private sector health care providers
- 4
Appraise the various internal management reports typically used in health care organisations and evaluate their use in the day to day management of organisational sub units
- 5
Interpret operational and capital budgeting processes, and critique their importance in submissions for major items of capital expenditure
- 6
Critically analyse the importance of business planning and its role in organisational growth and development
Workload and teaching
- Workshops16 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours of self-directed study per week, plus 3 block days.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Moira McInerney
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Moira McInerney
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5268?
MPH5268 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5268 offered?
In 2025, MPH5268 runs in Semester 1 at Alfred Hospital.
Does MPH5268 have an exam?
No. MPH5268 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.