Healthcare Break Even Analysis

Break Even Analysis

BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS

VARIABLE COSTS

Weekly Groceries

Dining Out

Gasoline and auto repairs

Total

FIXED COSTS

Rent or Mortgage

Phone

Repairs & Maintenance

Utilities

Car Payment

Insurance

Taxes (Real Estate, Etc.)

Other (Specify)

Miscellaneous Expenses

Total

$1,555

BREAKEVEN SALES LEVEL

Transition from ICD9 to ICD

The transition from ICD9 to ICD10 is definitely a complicated process that must be accomplished with a certain degree of reliability in order to ensure that there is a smooth roll out of ICD10. This process has to be successful by October of 2015, because the entire activities of Pacific Ocean Hospital are at stake if it is not. As manager of the HIM department, I play an important role within that transition.

First and foremost, I must be the voice to keep the process going on track. Even though there is a full year before the hospital has to be fully compliant with the transition, the pace of the work towards ICD10 cannot slow down. There is still so much to do, and we need room for adjustments in case there are any problems along the road. Thus, it is my duty as HIM manager to keep a strong pace. I can accomplish this by working with HIM and other hospital staff to set goals for process completion steps and then working with the staff to ensure that those goals are met on the designated due dates.

Additionally, it will be my job to spearhead communications between the departments to ensure a smooth transition. The complicated classification and coding procedures in ICD10 will require that hospital staff learn the differences between ICD9 and ICD 10. I must facilitate an open dialogue that allows departments to ask questions and seek answers about any new changes within the ICD10 systems to be put in place. The AHIMA has recently released a Leadership Model for HIM managers that can help clarify how I can work through certain situations and provide strong leadership for my team at the hospital. This requires that I understand ICD10 very thoroughly so that I can then be a source of knowledge for my staff who may be having issues understanding or digesting the new coding and classification material.