... assistance is required, the service of a competent professionalperson should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataFinkler, Steven A. Essentials of cost accounting for ... organizations / Steven A. Finkler, David M. Ward, Judith J. Baker.— 3rd ed.p. ; cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN-13: 97 8-0 -7 63 7-3 81 3-6 ISBN-10: 0-7 63 7-3 81 3-1 1. Health facilities—Costs—Accounting. ... information for decision making. Specifically, there are chapters on cost accounting ra-tios, productivity measurement, inventory, uncertainty, information systems, and performance evalua-tion.For...