Estimated Useful Lives of Depreciable Hospital Assets, 2018 Edition

Essential for Financial Planning This new edition estimates the productive period of time before health care capital assets become technically or commercially obsolete. It includes an overview of the importance of the capital planning process, tips on managing capital projects and guidance on record-keeping functions for tracking assets. An Accepted CMS Reference The 2018 edition contains life span estimates for hundreds of equipment and capital asset investments found in hospitals, physician group practices, including new assets found in health care delivery service. It eliminates the risk of inappropriate life assignments in the CMS-mandated Medicare Cost Report and simplifies the task of establishing depreciation costs associated with health care buildings and equipment. Covers Hundreds of Assets Land Improvements Buildings Building Components Fixed Equipment Building Services Equipment Administrative Departments Nursing Departments Diagnostic and Treatment Departments Support Departments 98 pages, Softcover, 6 x 9