Add or edit a department dimension version

Departments must first exist in Axiom's core system dimensions before adding them to a department dimension version. For more information about the core system dimensions, see Maintain dimension data.For more information about the core system dimensions, see "Manage Axiom dimensions" in the online help.

TIP: You can easily make changes in bulk using a spreadsheet. For more information, see Edit dimension versions using a spreadsheet.

To add or edit a department dimension version:

  1. From the Enterprise Decision Support home page, in the Cost accounting section, select Modify most recent cost model or Manage cost models.

  2. The last cost model selected is shown at the top of the page. To change cost models, select another one from the Select cost model dropdown.

  3. Under the Dimension versions, manual statistics, and adjustments section, select Manage dimension versions.

  4. Select the Departments tab.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • To add a department, select + Add department.

    • To edit a department, in the Actions column, select its edit icon .

  6. Complete the following columns:

    Column Description
    Department

    From the dropdown, select the desired department. A search field is available to help find specific departments, if needed. For new departments only.

    NOTE: Departments will only appear in the list if they are not already added to this table. If no departments appear, the table already includes every department from the core system dimensions.
    Department type

    Select one of the following to describe the cost type for the department:

    • NA - Fully ignore

    • Direct - Provides patient care

    • Indirect - Does not provide direct patient care

    • Deadend - Receives allocations but ignore for cost calculation
    Costmap

    Select the department that the department costs rolls up to. A search field is available to help find specific departments, if needed.
    Variability percentage (%)

    Enter the variability percentage for the costs assigned this department based on patient volume or use the arrows to select it.

    For example, a nursing department is likely variable based on the number of patients they treat, while an administration department is likely fixed since these employees are usually salaried which does not vary based on patient volume.
    Actions

    Do one of the following:

    • To save your row changes, select the save icon .

    • To discard your changes, select the undo icon .

  7. If you are creating a new model, the next step is to configure variability exceptions. Select Next in the bottom right corner of the page, or click the Variability exceptions tab at the top of the page.

  8. If you are modifying an existing cost model, you can continue making changes to other parts of the model or go directly to process the cost model if this is your only change.

    IMPORTANT: When making any changes to an existing cost model, you must reprocess it in order for the results to reflect the changes.