This document discusses an accelerator for budgeting and planning in healthcare. It includes pre-configured models and over 20 pre-built reports. The accelerator was influenced by existing customers using similar technology and is intended to help migrate those customers to SAP Business Planning & Consolidation 10.1 NW. Budgeting and planning in healthcare is challenging due to the multi-variable nature of the business, where top-level projections must adjust revenue and workload plans at the department level. The document has sections on positioning budgeting and planning for healthcare, technical requirements, and preparation steps.
This document discusses an accelerator for budgeting and planning in healthcare. It includes pre-configured models and over 20 pre-built reports. The accelerator was influenced by existing customers using similar technology and is intended to help migrate those customers to SAP Business Planning & Consolidation 10.1 NW. Budgeting and planning in healthcare is challenging due to the multi-variable nature of the business, where top-level projections must adjust revenue and workload plans at the department level. The document has sections on positioning budgeting and planning for healthcare, technical requirements, and preparation steps.
This document discusses an accelerator for budgeting and planning in healthcare. It includes pre-configured models and over 20 pre-built reports. The accelerator was influenced by existing customers using similar technology and is intended to help migrate those customers to SAP Business Planning & Consolidation 10.1 NW. Budgeting and planning in healthcare is challenging due to the multi-variable nature of the business, where top-level projections must adjust revenue and workload plans at the department level. The document has sections on positioning budgeting and planning for healthcare, technical requirements, and preparation steps.
1.1 Definition Deliverables include a detailed data model, structured business processes, pre-configured models, and over 20 pre-built reports. Overall design of this accelerator was strongly influenced by existing SRC/Business Objects Planning customers - over 200 provider organizations currently leverage that technology - and is viewed as vital in our campaign to migrate those customers to SAP Business Planning & Consolidation 10.1 NW.
1.2 Industry Planning Challenges
A Complex, Multi-Variable Planning Environment A primary reason budgeting & planning in healthcare is so challenging is the multi-variable nature of the business. Planning typically starts with top-level projections of growth across major patient type categories - Inpatient & Outpatient. These projections for volume growth must then adjust the Revenue Plan (aka Reimbursement Plan) and workload statistics within Department Level Plans.
Confidential Page 2 of 2 Updated November 16, 2009