Configuring the Baseline Assumptions driver file

The Baseline Assumptions driver file contains:

  • Volume Adjustments
  • Payor Mix
  • Patient Revenue Inflation Rates
  • Reimbursement Inflation Rate Details (by Payor)
  • Global Assumptions
  • Charity and Bad Debt
  • Operating Expense Inflation
  • Master Template Balance Sheet
  • Supplemental Detail – Medicare Adjustments
  • Health Plan Global Assumptions
  • Health Plan Assumptions
  • Research Plan Global Assumptions

You can create different variations of this driver to use for forecasting and planning purposes. You can then assign one of these Baseline Assumption driver variations to plan files and/or scenarios to anticipate what-if situations. For information, see Creating custom Global Sets (drivers).

To configure the Baseline Assumptions driver file:

  1. In the Fin Plan Admin task pane, in the Financial Plan Assumptions section, click the Update Assumptions folder, and double-click Baseline.

  2. Complete the appropriate cells.

  3. To add codes, In the Main ribbon tab, click Additions > Add Rows > Add additional detail, and select the type of information to add to the sheet.

  4. To save your changes, on the Main tab, in the File Options group, click Save.

  5. Process existing plan files to propagate the changes. For more information, see Processing plan files.