Financial Condition Analysis

1. What is the primary difference between financial statement analysis and operating indicator analysis? Why are both types of analyses useful to health services managers and investors? Should financial statement and operating indicator analyses be conducted only on historical data? Explain your answer. 2. Define Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and dashboards. What is their value? How are KPIs and dashboards used in financial condition analysis? 3. What is Economic Value Added (EVA), and how is it measured? Why is EVA a better measure of financial performance than are accounting measures such as earnings per share and return on equity? What does EVA tell managers about how to achieve good financial performance?