Budget Impact
I am the manager for a Level 1 Trauma Facility with a small CDI program. Prior to my arrival at this position, previous leadership provided a multi-million dollar budget commitment without explanation. Now that I have been in this position for 3 years, the question has come up regarding offering another budget commitment for our FY20 budget. With the looming IPPS FY20 changes and impact, I am skeptical of providing a true budget amount.
Is this still a common practice for an established CDI program to continue to make budget impact goals? (Age of program: 8 years)
How is everyone handling budget projections with the proposed IPPS changes?
Any insight would be appreciated.