Summarizing the Cost Detail Category Calculation results

Use this job to run the following tasks:

• Sums cost detail category to cost detail totals - The Cost Detail Category Cost information is summarized to the CostDetail table, which does not store cost-category level costs. The CostDetail table cost information is limited to calculated fields (e.g., subtotals for Direct and Indirect as well as totals).
• Sums cost detail totals to encounters - The encounter detail cost category results are summarized to the Encounter, which does not store cost category-level costs. The encounter cost information is limited to the calculated subtotal and total costs, such as Fixed Direct, Variable Direct, Total Direct, and so on.
• Sums cost detail category to encounter detail - The Cost Category/Cost Item transaction-level results from Applying results to the Cost Detail Category Calculation table are summarized to a second table in this process, EncounterDetailCategoryCalculation. This table stores category level cost information at the encounter level.

To summarize the Cost Detail Category Calculation results:

1. In the Guide View, click Cost Assignments > Summarize Cost Detail Categories.

   

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2. In the Variables section, the default options are already set by default based on your active cost set. In most cases, you do not need to change these options.

   NOTE: The YRMO dates are constrained to the cost set selected in the Select Cost Set drop-down.

3. Click Run Now.

To view the status of the processes, see Viewing scheduled job results.