Saint Joseph Mercy Health System’s Budget Collaboration Teams

• HMC Benchmarking utilized to set budget targets. HMC KnowledgeWeb used through out the year by management team to network and generate ideas.
• SJMHS Executive Information System used to automate and push out daily/weekly/monthly key indicators that produce early warning signs for problematic areas.
• Utilize Decision Support System to provide detail profitability and cost/benefit analyses.

• Formed 16 budget collaboration teams
• Organized initiatives around six primary processes
• Evaluated Revenue Cycle
• Reviewed Manpower
• Evaluated Sourcing
• Evaluated Utilization Management
• Evaluated Throughput (Capacity)
• Evaluated Infrastructure

• Continuous identification of opportunities throughout the year.
• Recognition of the lifecycle of Project/Process and the impact on resources
• Scanning Technology/Practice Environment
• HMC Knowledge Web, Professional Assn, Physicians, Health Care Advisory Board, etc.
• Hardwired improvement process
• Utilization Mgt., Strategic Sourcing, Six Sigma
• Measured Performance and Held Leaders Accountable
• Exaggerated measurement/Exaggerated Mgt., Benchmarking

• Organizations use benchmarks in different manners.
• Use to evaluate performance to drive change
• Use to set budget targets
• In productivity reports as a guide
• Stimulate thinking among the management team members
• Be clear about what your objective for the use of benchmarks. Otherwise, you will be disappointed.

• EIS has improved decision-making cycle time.
• DSS reduces the risk in decision-making by providing the mechanism for deep analysis.
• Benchmarking sets new bars for performance.

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