Flexible budget experts advise hospitals adopt dynamic model
1. Author of Article: Paul Barr
Title of Article: Flexing your budget. Experts urge hospitals,
systems to trade in their traditional budgeting process for a
more dynamic and versatile model.
Journal/ Newspaper/ Website - Name and date: Modern
Healthcare, 35(37), 24.
Summary of Article:
(This section is a summary of the article. It should be about a
paragraph in length.)
Key Points:
(This section should state the important points discussed in the
article. It should be bulleted or numbered and in sentence form.)
Your Own Analysis:
(This section should discuss what you thought about the
article.)
Questions:
· What the benefits of having a flexible budget?
· What are some of the downsides of having a flexible budget?
2. · Do you think the budget busters are accurate? Why or why
not?
· How does the flexible budget address these budget busters?
HW13 Problem #1 --
Solution
Δt for Lagging Procedure (hours) = 2.00
Base Flow for Simulated Flood, QB (cfs) = 1,500
Effective Rainfall Increments:
R1 (inches) = 0.60
R2 (inches) = 0.60
Simulated Flood Components
Elapsed 24-Hour Unit ERH Increment R1 ERH Increment R2
Base Total Flood
Time Hydrograph, QUHi Hydrograph, Qi Hydrograph, Qi Flow,