ACC 281 Entire Course ACC 281 Week 1 DQ 1 Basic Accounting Equation ACC 281 Week 1 DQ 2 Why is accounting needed ACC 281 Week 1 DQ 3 Health Care Spending ACC 281 Week 2 DQ Debit Credit ACC 281 Week 2 Understanding Real World Financial Reports ACC 281 Week 3 DQ 1 Enron ACC 281 Week 3 DQ 2 Corporations and Partnerships ACC 281 Week 3 Methods of Analysis ACC 281 Week 4 DQ 1 Value added principle ACC 281 Week 4 DQ 2 Product costing ACC 281 Week 4 Final Paper Preparation ACC 281 Week 5 DQ 2 Master Budget ACC 281 Week 5 Final Paper ACC 281 Complete Class, New Version

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Economics - General Economics
Basic Accounting Equation. What are the implications of the
basic accounting equation? You must respond to at least two of
your classmates’ postings to receive full credit
Why is Accounting Needed? How would healthcare companies
operate without accounting? Why do we need financial and
managerial accounting and what are the fundamental differences
between the two? You must respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings to receive full credit
Health Care Spending. Review the information provided at the
following website:
http://www.govspot.com/features/healthcare.htm. Discuss the
major financial challenges of Health Care reform. You must
respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings to receive full
credit
Debit/Credit. Read and respond to question #31 from page 156.
You must respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings to
receive full credit.
Understanding Real World Financial Reports. In a 1-2 page

2. paper, respond to question ATC 4-1 on page 166.
Enron. Read and respond to ATC 7-7 on page 285. This situation
is similar to the Enron scandal from several years ago. Use the
Ashford Online Library to research Enron accounting procedures
In your post, discuss how these accounting procedures affected the
company and stockholders. You must respond to at least two of
your classmates’ postings to receive full credit
Corporations and Partnerships. Read and respond to ATC 8-6 on
page 319. In your post, describe the advantages and disadvantages
of organization forms. Include why most large public health care
organizations use the corporate form. You must respond to at least
two of your classmates’ postings to receive full credit.
Methods of Analysis. In a 2 to 3 page paper, evaluate the three
methods of analysis: horizontal, vertical, and ratio as explained in
Chapter 9 of your textbook. Summarize each method, and discuss
how the financial information is used to make a particular
decision. Provide a scenario in a health care situation in which a
given method of analysis might be used.
Value Added Principle. From Chapter 10 complete question 2,
page 382, on how the value added principle applies to managerial
accounting information. Give at least one example of value added
information used by a health care organization. You must respond
to at least two of your classmates’ postings to receive full credit.
Product Costing. From Chapter 10 complete question 3, page 382,
on why product costing is different between financial and
managerial accounting. What advantage does product costing
offer over financial accounting? Illustrate its use by using a health
care example. You must respond to at least two of your
classmates’ postings to receive full credit

3. Final Paper Preparation. Research and select the journal articles
you will use as sources for your final paper. Summarize the
articles and prepare a brief outline.
Responsibility Centers. From Chapter 15 complete question 3,
page 550, on responsibility centers. Use your text and one
additional source. You must respond to at least two of your other
classmates’ postings to receive full credit.
Master Budget. From Chapter 14 complete question 2, page 516,
on the master budget process. Your post should address how this
would work in a health care setting. You must respond to at least
two of your classmates’ postings to receive full credit.
Focus of the Final Paper
Write an 8 to 10 page Case Analysis of the following article
(which can be found in the Ashford Online ProQuest database):
Souza, M. & McCarty, B. (2007). From bottom to top: How one
provider retooled its collections [electronic version]. Healthcare
Financial Management, 61(9), 67-73.
Include the following:
1) Complete summary of the case study that identifies the key
problems and issues, provides background information, relevant
facts, the solution employed, and the results achieved.
2) Identify and explain the accounting practices California Sutter
Health used in defining and solving its collection problems.
Develop an alternative solution based on your own research using
3 to 5 academic sources from journals, professional organizations,
and websites.

4. 3) State your informed opinion of the approach used by California
Sutter Health, and provide support using concepts from your
research and personal experience.