This text applies financial concepts to various health care settings, details how reimbursement varies between these settings, and teaches nurse managers how to effectively manage financial data specific to each setting. The chapters on long-term care explain the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI), including the Minimum Data Set (MDS), as well as how to best manage long term care resources. The home care chapters explore how home care is financed, and how to administrate financial resources in a home health agency. In the chapters on ambulatory care, the text discusses the ins and outs of reimbursement in primary care.