Accounting Harmonization for the Assessment of the Public Expenditure in Healthcare Service: Evidence From the Italian Experience
Author(s)
Date Issued
2013
Type
article
Volume
9
Issue
8
Start Page
1005
End Page
1017
Abstract
The introduction of the New Public Management (NPM) has not bridged the differences among the various European accounting traditions. In Italy, in particular, there are still different accounting methods in all public sectors. In the healthcare system, these differences have emerged more strongly. The recent Italian reform on accounting harmonization seems to be the answer to this accounting disharmony and represents a means of
controlling public expenditure. This study aims to analyze the consolidated financial statement and the consolidated
cash flow statement of the regional healthcare system as a new tool for the accounting harmonization. This paper is
divided into two logical parts: In the first part, the authors analyze how the new accounting model is evolving under the current reform; in the second part, the authors analyze the consolidated financial statement and the consolidated cash flow statement that has been applied experimentally over the last two years in the Umbria Region