BUDGETING FOR
NURSING SERVICE
Dr. Jayesh Patidar
www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
04/10/2015 1
Healthcare organizations are
increasingly focused on cost-
containment and efficacious use of
financial resources. Today’s nursing
leaders require budgeting knowledge
in order to efficiently manage
operations in the patient care
environment and meet financial targets.
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Budgets
A budget is a detailed financial plan,
used to carry out organizational goals. The
budget includes proposed earnings and
expenditures as well as details about how
resources( money, time, and people) will be
acquired and used. The purpose of the budget
is to project future plans and costs.
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Operating budget-deals primarily with salaries,
supplies, and contractual services It is the financial
plan for the day to day activities of the organization
containing a statement of expected revenues and
expenses for the fiscal year.
Revenue Budget- includes expected income based
on volume and mix of patients, rates, and discounts.
Expense Budget- includes salary and non-salary
items that reflect patient care objectives and
planned activities for the nursing unit.
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Cost and Profit
Cost Center-the smallest area for which
costs are accumulated. They may produce
revenue, such as laboratory and radiology or
not produce revenue, such as nursing.
Profit Center- a unit where performance is
measured in terms of profit the difference
between revenues and expenses
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Classification of Costs
Fixed Costs-expenses that remain the same
such as rent or insurance premiums.
Variable costs-expenses that change with
changes in volume and acuity.
Mixed Costs-may vary with volume but not
directly.
Direct Costs-affect patient care.
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Salary (Personnel) Budget
The personnel budget projects the salary
costs that will be paid and charged to the
cost center. It accounts for replacement of
staff for benefit time, overtime, shift
differentials, orientation, on-call hours,
bonuses and premiums, and salary
increases.
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Variance Analysis
The difference between the amount that was budgeted for a specific
revenue or cost and the actual revenue or cost that resulted during
the course of activities is known as the variance.
There is an established level at which a variance needs to be
investigated.
A variance may be favorable or unfavorable and may be related to
patient volume, efficiency in relation to nursing care hours provided,
rates in hourly rates paid, or in non-salary expenditures
Position Control- a tool to monitor actual numbers of employees to
the number of FTE’s budgeted.
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Why you need budgeting skills
oAbsolutely essential management skill
oFinancial viability
oQuality patient care
oUnit operational efficiency
oStaff satisfaction
oLeadership expectation
oMost nurse managers do not come into
the job with these skills
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Department Patient Nurse ratio
ICU/CCU/NNN,
Burnt
1 1
Paediatric and
Emergency
3 1
General Wards 6 1
Isolation ward 2 1
O.P.D (each) 1
Dressing Room
(each)
1
OT 3 1
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Capital Budgeting
Process
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Identify immediate needs
New services
New technology
Broken equipment
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Identify Long-term needs
New services
New patient populations
New technology
Improved technology
Equipment replacement plan
Elimination of rentals
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Give what they want
Get input
MDs (Intensivists, surgeons,
cardiologist,specialists)
RN Staff
Respiratory Therapy
Ancillary staff
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Vendors
􀂃 Develop (compliant) vendor relationships
throughout the year
􀂃 Be aware of contracted vendors
􀂃 Become knowledgeable about products
􀂃 Ask for demos
􀂃 Ask for references (and check them)
􀂃 Evaluate the literature provided to you
􀂃 Drive a hard bargain
􀂃 Don’t forget trade-in value
􀂃 Consider contract for training costs
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Hidden Sources
Investigate sources of funding
Technology committees
Specialty funds
 Workplace safety funds
Patient safety funds
Equipment used in Clinical Trials
Vendor trials
Contingency Funds04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot
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Make a convincing case
How does this equipment improve
quality of patient care?
Is it a regulatory compliance issue?
Will it improve patient safety?
Will it improve staff safety?
Will it save you money in the long
run?
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Final Advice
Be mindful of deadlines
Allow enough time for each step of the
process
Vendor response time
Paperwork
Local/regional/corporate approvals
Fiscal year
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Budget Variance
in the
Operating Budget
WHY ARE
YOU
OVER
BUDGET?
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Budget Variance
•Payroll budget
•Non-payroll budget
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Non-payroll Operating Budget
 Supply Costs
 Equipment Costs
 Operational Costs
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Non-payroll costs
•Unit upkeep / construction
•Operational Costs
•Education
•Conference fees
•References materials
•Employee recognition
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Non-payroll (cont.)
Transportation
 Traveler housing
One-time expenses
 Lost patient belongings
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Supply Costs
Ask yourself,
“Is there a change in the supply
OR
a change in the patients?”
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Change in supply cost
New product
Change in cost of product
Change in vendor
Change in contract price
Substitute product
Stocking Issues
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Change in Patient
•Change in volume
•Change in patient population
•Individual patient need
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Equipment Cost
Purchases
Rentals
Maintenance
Vendor change
Contract Change
Consider capitated costs for rentals
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Payroll Budget
Simply put…
What you pay the people who
take care of the patients
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Payroll Budgeting Tips
􀂃 Budget to full-time equivalents
(FTEs) and dollars
􀂃 Account for inflation and salary
increases
􀂃 Factor in contractual obligations
􀂃 Estimate non-productive time
􀂃 Account for anticipated changes in
patient volume and acuity
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Payroll budget
􀂃 Volume
􀂃 Acuity
􀂃 Overtime Pay
􀂃 Penalty Pay
􀂃 Registry and Traveler Pay
Payroll Variance
􀂃 Volume
􀂃 HPPD
􀂃 CPPD
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Volume
January Patient Days
Budgeted = 310 Actual = 434 Variance =
124
To calculate volume variance:
Variance days/budgeted days
124/310 = .4
Conclusion:
You are 40% over your budgeted volume!
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Summary of Variance
 Examine Payroll and Non-payroll costs
Look at both in relation to volume
Non-payroll
Supply cost
Equipment costs
Other operating costs Payroll
Payroll
OT and Registry Usage
Training Costs
Concisely explain why
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Developing a Staffing Matrix
Required information
􀂃 Predicted/budgeted average daily
census (ADC)
􀂃 Historical trends
􀂃 Population changes/changes in case
mix
􀂃 Changes in service/specialty
offerings
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Hours Per Patient Day
HPPD = number of hours worked in the 24
hour period divided by the
midnight census
Example
NOC shift staffed with 4 RNs
DAY shift staffed with 5 RNs and a NA
PM shift staffed with 5 RNs and a NA
Midnight census = 8
HPPD = (16 employees x 8 hours) / census
of 8 = 128/8=16
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Cost Per Patient Day
CPPD =
[(Total RNs * 8 hours) * hourly salary +
(Total LVNs * 8 hours) * hourly salary +
(Total NAs * 8 hours) * hourly salary)]
/divided by midnight census
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Developing a Position Control
Document
Required information
􀂃 Budgeted Average Daily Census (ADC)
􀂃 Required full-time equivalents (FTEs) in each
job category (from staffing matrix)
􀂃 Current hired FTEs in each job category per
shift
􀂃 Current Posted FTEs in each job category per
shift
􀂃 Historical use of non-productive time
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ANALYSIS
1. What can we determine from this position
control document?
2. Have we budgeted for enough staff?
3. Do we currently have enough staff?
4. What additional positions would we need to
post?
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Step one: Review past
performance:
1. As a starting point, the nurse
executive will require to review the
following
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a. The financial records from prior
financial periods as a basis for
planning.
b. The present activities of the
nursing division.
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c. The activities that the division plans
to institute during the projected
financial period.
d. Those activities the division plans
to delete during the projected
period.
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• Step two: Review the
organization's goals and
projections:
• The nurse executive has to study the
organization's goals and financial
projections thoroughly. - Items in
the major budgetary report that
affect the nursing department should
be determined
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• Step three: Review of the
variances with higher levels of
management :
• Once the goal statement is finished,
it, (together with the actual versus
budget analysis done earlier), should
be reviewed with higher level
management
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• The departmental goals proposed
should be carefully considered; as
well as the variances, their causes,
and proposed corrective actions
should be reviewed.
• Once the final statement for the
department is in place, the new
budgeting process can begin in
earnest.04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot
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• Step four: Actual preparation of
the budget:
• The actual preparation of a new
budget can be done based on a
previous budgetary plan, or newly
proposed plan (if a newly developed
or modified service).
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• To complete the budget, a budget
worksheet is essential. Worksheet is
"a tool used by managers to prepare
their budget". It includes a number
of columns including information
about:
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a) Historic information with old
budget.
b) Actual numbers with comments
explaining the variances.
c) Revenue and costs.
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What have you learned?
Capital Budget
 Identify short and long-term needs
Work effectively with vendors
Plan ahead and allow lots of time
Analysis of Operating Budget variance
Payroll
Non-payroll
Staffing Matrices
Position Control
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The quickest way to get what you want is
to help others get what they want.
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.com
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SHIFT TO POPULATION BASED CARE AND INCREASING
COMPLEXICITY OF PATIENT CARE
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THE GREAT THING IN THIS WORLD
IS NOT SO MUCH WHERE WE STAND…
BUT IN WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE
GOING……
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Budget

  • 1.
    BUDGETING FOR NURSING SERVICE Dr.Jayesh Patidar www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com 04/10/2015 1
  • 2.
    Healthcare organizations are increasinglyfocused on cost- containment and efficacious use of financial resources. Today’s nursing leaders require budgeting knowledge in order to efficiently manage operations in the patient care environment and meet financial targets. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com 2
  • 3.
    Budgets A budget isa detailed financial plan, used to carry out organizational goals. The budget includes proposed earnings and expenditures as well as details about how resources( money, time, and people) will be acquired and used. The purpose of the budget is to project future plans and costs. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com 3
  • 4.
    Operating budget-deals primarilywith salaries, supplies, and contractual services It is the financial plan for the day to day activities of the organization containing a statement of expected revenues and expenses for the fiscal year. Revenue Budget- includes expected income based on volume and mix of patients, rates, and discounts. Expense Budget- includes salary and non-salary items that reflect patient care objectives and planned activities for the nursing unit. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 4
  • 5.
    Cost and Profit CostCenter-the smallest area for which costs are accumulated. They may produce revenue, such as laboratory and radiology or not produce revenue, such as nursing. Profit Center- a unit where performance is measured in terms of profit the difference between revenues and expenses 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 5
  • 6.
    Classification of Costs FixedCosts-expenses that remain the same such as rent or insurance premiums. Variable costs-expenses that change with changes in volume and acuity. Mixed Costs-may vary with volume but not directly. Direct Costs-affect patient care. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 6
  • 7.
    Salary (Personnel) Budget Thepersonnel budget projects the salary costs that will be paid and charged to the cost center. It accounts for replacement of staff for benefit time, overtime, shift differentials, orientation, on-call hours, bonuses and premiums, and salary increases. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 7
  • 8.
    Variance Analysis The differencebetween the amount that was budgeted for a specific revenue or cost and the actual revenue or cost that resulted during the course of activities is known as the variance. There is an established level at which a variance needs to be investigated. A variance may be favorable or unfavorable and may be related to patient volume, efficiency in relation to nursing care hours provided, rates in hourly rates paid, or in non-salary expenditures Position Control- a tool to monitor actual numbers of employees to the number of FTE’s budgeted. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 8
  • 9.
    Why you needbudgeting skills oAbsolutely essential management skill oFinancial viability oQuality patient care oUnit operational efficiency oStaff satisfaction oLeadership expectation oMost nurse managers do not come into the job with these skills 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 9
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    Department Patient Nurseratio ICU/CCU/NNN, Burnt 1 1 Paediatric and Emergency 3 1 General Wards 6 1 Isolation ward 2 1 O.P.D (each) 1 Dressing Room (each) 1 OT 3 1 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 10
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    Identify immediate needs Newservices New technology Broken equipment 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 12
  • 13.
    Identify Long-term needs Newservices New patient populations New technology Improved technology Equipment replacement plan Elimination of rentals 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 13
  • 14.
    Give what theywant Get input MDs (Intensivists, surgeons, cardiologist,specialists) RN Staff Respiratory Therapy Ancillary staff 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 14
  • 15.
    Vendors 􀂃 Develop (compliant)vendor relationships throughout the year 􀂃 Be aware of contracted vendors 􀂃 Become knowledgeable about products 􀂃 Ask for demos 􀂃 Ask for references (and check them) 􀂃 Evaluate the literature provided to you 􀂃 Drive a hard bargain 􀂃 Don’t forget trade-in value 􀂃 Consider contract for training costs 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 15
  • 16.
    Hidden Sources Investigate sourcesof funding Technology committees Specialty funds  Workplace safety funds Patient safety funds Equipment used in Clinical Trials Vendor trials Contingency Funds04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 16
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    Make a convincingcase How does this equipment improve quality of patient care? Is it a regulatory compliance issue? Will it improve patient safety? Will it improve staff safety? Will it save you money in the long run? 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 17
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    Final Advice Be mindfulof deadlines Allow enough time for each step of the process Vendor response time Paperwork Local/regional/corporate approvals Fiscal year 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 18
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    Budget Variance in the OperatingBudget WHY ARE YOU OVER BUDGET? 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 19
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    Budget Variance •Payroll budget •Non-payrollbudget 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 20
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    Non-payroll Operating Budget Supply Costs  Equipment Costs  Operational Costs 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 21
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    Non-payroll costs •Unit upkeep/ construction •Operational Costs •Education •Conference fees •References materials •Employee recognition 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 22
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    Non-payroll (cont.) Transportation  Travelerhousing One-time expenses  Lost patient belongings 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 23
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    Supply Costs Ask yourself, “Isthere a change in the supply OR a change in the patients?” 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 24
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    Change in supplycost New product Change in cost of product Change in vendor Change in contract price Substitute product Stocking Issues 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 25
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    Change in Patient •Changein volume •Change in patient population •Individual patient need 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 26
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    Equipment Cost Purchases Rentals Maintenance Vendor change ContractChange Consider capitated costs for rentals 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 27
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    Payroll Budget Simply put… Whatyou pay the people who take care of the patients 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 28
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    Payroll Budgeting Tips 􀂃Budget to full-time equivalents (FTEs) and dollars 􀂃 Account for inflation and salary increases 􀂃 Factor in contractual obligations 􀂃 Estimate non-productive time 􀂃 Account for anticipated changes in patient volume and acuity 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 29
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    Payroll budget 􀂃 Volume 􀂃Acuity 􀂃 Overtime Pay 􀂃 Penalty Pay 􀂃 Registry and Traveler Pay Payroll Variance 􀂃 Volume 􀂃 HPPD 􀂃 CPPD 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 30
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    Volume January Patient Days Budgeted= 310 Actual = 434 Variance = 124 To calculate volume variance: Variance days/budgeted days 124/310 = .4 Conclusion: You are 40% over your budgeted volume! 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 31
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    Summary of Variance Examine Payroll and Non-payroll costs Look at both in relation to volume Non-payroll Supply cost Equipment costs Other operating costs Payroll Payroll OT and Registry Usage Training Costs Concisely explain why 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 32
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    Developing a StaffingMatrix Required information 􀂃 Predicted/budgeted average daily census (ADC) 􀂃 Historical trends 􀂃 Population changes/changes in case mix 􀂃 Changes in service/specialty offerings 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 33
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    Hours Per PatientDay HPPD = number of hours worked in the 24 hour period divided by the midnight census Example NOC shift staffed with 4 RNs DAY shift staffed with 5 RNs and a NA PM shift staffed with 5 RNs and a NA Midnight census = 8 HPPD = (16 employees x 8 hours) / census of 8 = 128/8=16 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 34
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    Cost Per PatientDay CPPD = [(Total RNs * 8 hours) * hourly salary + (Total LVNs * 8 hours) * hourly salary + (Total NAs * 8 hours) * hourly salary)] /divided by midnight census 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 35
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    Developing a PositionControl Document Required information 􀂃 Budgeted Average Daily Census (ADC) 􀂃 Required full-time equivalents (FTEs) in each job category (from staffing matrix) 􀂃 Current hired FTEs in each job category per shift 􀂃 Current Posted FTEs in each job category per shift 􀂃 Historical use of non-productive time 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 36
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    ANALYSIS 1. What canwe determine from this position control document? 2. Have we budgeted for enough staff? 3. Do we currently have enough staff? 4. What additional positions would we need to post? 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 37
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    Step one: Reviewpast performance: 1. As a starting point, the nurse executive will require to review the following 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 38
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    a. The financialrecords from prior financial periods as a basis for planning. b. The present activities of the nursing division. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 39
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    c. The activitiesthat the division plans to institute during the projected financial period. d. Those activities the division plans to delete during the projected period. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 40
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    • Step two:Review the organization's goals and projections: • The nurse executive has to study the organization's goals and financial projections thoroughly. - Items in the major budgetary report that affect the nursing department should be determined 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 41
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    • Step three:Review of the variances with higher levels of management : • Once the goal statement is finished, it, (together with the actual versus budget analysis done earlier), should be reviewed with higher level management 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 42
  • 43.
    • The departmentalgoals proposed should be carefully considered; as well as the variances, their causes, and proposed corrective actions should be reviewed. • Once the final statement for the department is in place, the new budgeting process can begin in earnest.04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 43
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    • Step four:Actual preparation of the budget: • The actual preparation of a new budget can be done based on a previous budgetary plan, or newly proposed plan (if a newly developed or modified service). 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 44
  • 45.
    • To completethe budget, a budget worksheet is essential. Worksheet is "a tool used by managers to prepare their budget". It includes a number of columns including information about: 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 45
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    a) Historic informationwith old budget. b) Actual numbers with comments explaining the variances. c) Revenue and costs. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 46
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    What have youlearned? Capital Budget  Identify short and long-term needs Work effectively with vendors Plan ahead and allow lots of time Analysis of Operating Budget variance Payroll Non-payroll Staffing Matrices Position Control 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 47
  • 48.
    The quickest wayto get what you want is to help others get what they want. 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 48
  • 49.
    SHIFT TO POPULATIONBASED CARE AND INCREASING COMPLEXICITY OF PATIENT CARE 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 49
  • 50.
    THE GREAT THINGIN THIS WORLD IS NOT SO MUCH WHERE WE STAND… BUT IN WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE GOING…… 04/10/2015 www.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot .com 50
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