Difference between revenue and expenditure in health system accounting

Running head: HEALTH SYSTEM ACCOUNTING 1
Health system accounting
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HEALTH SYSTEM ACCOUNTING2
(1) Difference between revenue and expenditure
Revenue is the business transaction that determines how the net worth of health care has
increased. It tends to increase the capital in health care by using various contribution
mechanisms. Revenues are helpful in the health system since they enhance a wide analysis of
how the revenues can be raised; how and which revenue is to be raised. They allow a clear
understanding of the financial statements; this is done by modifying the most important total
expenses in the best way that will reflect the current financial status of health care. It also makes
it easy to examine the problem of many layers of financing and issues faced by those who accept
the burden of financial schemes. On the other hand, expenditures are the total transactions in
terms of how the employees are compensated, the interest made, subsidies, social contribution,
and the total capital invested (Keegan, Connolly& Wren, 2018). In addition, health spending can
also involve the total use of goods and service provided which includes personal health care like
rehabilitation care. Some of the factors that affect revenues and expenses in hospitals are how the
services are delivered to patients, their sources of insurance, and how frequent they use different
services in the health cares.
(2) Funding allocation in the New South Wales health systems.
Activity Based Funding involves funding for hospitals and professionals for the service
and care provided .The total number of patients determines the amount of capital that will be
paid to the health care, the more the patients the higher the funding.
New South Wales (NSW) has applied the model of funding used in the NEC 15 matrix to
determine totals funds to be located in the Local Hospital Networks. The main objective of this
system is to ensure there is access to health services in the local areas. Most decisions in NSW
are made locally which raises participation from the professionals and the community.(Baxter et
al.,2015) Local Health Network (LHNs) is funded by combining the Block Funding Grants
which is based on the activities of the patients. The local health systems come together and
gather ideas that will be used locally and nationally to supervise and manage the budgets and
how the hospitals are performing and ensure effective funding process (Munyisia, Reid, & Yu,
2017). Activity Based Funding helps in planning and assessing the needs of the hospitals and
their performances. This makes funds allocation easier since the top management will be able to
allocate their shares based on the total number of patient care.