Add a new benchmark

Even though you selected a department(s) in the Refresh Variables, you can still manually add departmental benchmark data in the Budget Labor Benchmark driver.

NOTE: When you open the driver, use the light blue field next to <= Enter Dept No. to enter a department code and add benchmark data. To add additional benchmarks, double-click Double Click to Insert New Benchmark.

  1. Type a department code in the light blue field next to <= Enter Dept No.

  2. Click Enter.

  3. To add additional benchmarks, double-click Double Click to Insert New Benchmark.

  4. Enter the number of rows to insert.

  5. Add department codes in each row.

  6. To save, right-click on the Budget Labor Benchmark tab and select Save > Save Data Only.

This table describes the Budget Labor Benchmark columns.

Option Description
Dept Department code.
Department Name Name of the department.
Target Type Target number of paid FTEs for the department.
Total FTEs Target number of FTEs for the department.
WHPUOS Number of Worked Hours per Unit of Service.
PHPUOS Number of Paid Hours per Unit of Service.
Paid-Wrk Variance Difference between hours worked and hours paid as a percentage.
Use Self Balancing Adjustment to Target in Jobcode Tab

When applied to selected departments, forces those departments to budget to the set target.

Options:

  • Labor Config Driver – This option points to the global settings in the 02 Budget Labor Configuration driver. The system first determines whether a department is assigned to a budget group to either apply or not apply the self-balancing adjustment. If the department is not assigned to a budget group, the Global setting is used.

  • Yes – The self-balancing adjustment is calculated for the specific department.

  • No – The self-balancing adjustment is not calculated for the specific department.
Paid Salaries Productive and Nonproductive Salary Expense per unit of service.
Contract Labor Contract Labor/Agency expense per unit of service.
Benefits Benefit expense per unit of service.
Drug Exp Drug expense per unit of service.
Supply Exp Supply expense per unit of service.
Purchased Service Purchased Service expense per unit of service.
Utilities Utility expense per unit of service.
Maintenance Repairs and maintenance expense per unit of service.
Other Exp Other Expense expense per unit of service.
Non-Labor Total Operating Expense less Salaries, Benefits, and Contract Labor expense per unit of service.
IP Revenue Inpatient Revenue per unit of service.
OP Revenue Outpatient Revenue per unit of service.
Other Patient Revenue Other Patient Revenue per unit of service.
Other Revenue Other Revenue per unit of service.
Total Deductions Total Deductions (Reductions in Revenue including Deductions, Bad Debt, and Charity) per unit of service.