One of the most critical functions for managers in a healthcare organization is the management of th ...

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One of the most critical functions for managers in a healthcare organization is the management of the departmental budget (Buchbinder, 2021). While the financing department works with the manager in developing the operational and capital budgets for the department, it is the responsibility of managers to ensure expenditures and revenues are monitored carefully and on an ongoing basis. For this discussion: Explain why budgets are important to all organizations and how different types of budgets are used. Expand on this by discussing which of these types of budgets have a greater effect at the department level and why.