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Healthcare Scorecard Summary

The following table contains a summary of the KPIs that are delivered with Healthcare Scorecard. It lists the KPI description, dimension or object type, perspective type, and KPI calculation definition.

KPI Name

Dimension (Object Type)

Perspective

KPI Calculation

Average length of stay

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Patient days in month ÷ total discharges in month

Maintained bed occupancy

Business unit

Sourced from external data

(Patient days × 100) ÷ (Maintained beds × 365)

FTEs per adjusted occupied bed.

Business unit

Sourced from external data

FTEs ÷ Maintained bed occupancy

Average daily census, monthly

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Number of patient days in month ÷ days in month

Case mix index

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Case mix value from external system.

Surgical cases outpatient

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Value from external system

Surgical cases inpatient

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Value from external system

Emergency visits outpatient

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Value from external system

Encounters outpatient

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Value from external system

Admissions inpatient

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Value from external system

Discharges inpatient

Business unit

Sourced from external data

Value from external system

Cash and equivalents

Business unit

Financial

Total cash and equivalents.

Investments at market value

Business unit

Financial

Total investments at market value.

Patient accounts receivable

Business unit

Financial

Total patient accounts receivable.

Property, plant & equipment

Business unit

Financial

Total property, plant, and equipment.

Other assets

Business unit

Financial

Total other assets.

Total Assets

Business unit

Financial

Total of all assets.

AP and accrued expenses

Business unit

Financial

Total of AP and accrued expenses.

Due to 3rd parties

Business unit

Financial

Total due to 3rd parties.

Long-term debt

Business unit

Financial

Total long-term debt.

Other liabilities

Business unit

Financial

Total other liabilities.

Net assets

Business unit

Financial

Total net assets.

Total liabilities

Business unit

Financial

Total liabilities.

Short-term investments

Business unit

Financial

Total short-term investments.

Depreciation funds

Business unit

Financial

Total depreciation funds.

Education funds

Business unit

Financial

Total education funds.

Total unrestricted funds

Business unit

Financial

Total unrestricted funds.

Long-term investments

Business unit

Financial

Long-term investments

Total cash and investments

Business unit

Financial

Total Cash and investments

Operating revenues

Business unit

Financial

Operating revenues

Salaries and benefits

Business unit

Financial

Salaries and benefits

Supplies and services

Business unit

Financial

Supplies and services

Capital expenses

Business unit

Financial

Capital expenses

Uncompensated care

Business unit

Financial

Uncompensated care

Total operating expenses

Business unit

Financial

Total of all .

Operating income

Business unit

Financial

Based on the monthly general ledger.

Non-operating gains

Business unit

Financial

Based on the monthly general ledger.

Unrealized Gains

Business unit

Financial

Based on the monthly general ledger.

Total income

Business unit

Financial

Total Income based on the monthly general ledger.

% of revenue charitable

Business unit

Financial

Amount of total revenues that comes from charity.

% of revenue charitable.

Inventory ratio

Business unit

Supply Chain

Based on the total revenue $ and inventory $.

Total revenue/Inventory

Break even

Business unit

Financial

Operating expenses/Net patient revenue

Inpatient capitated revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Inpatient capitated revenue / Revenue

Inpatient commercial revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Inpatient commercial revenue/revenue

Inpatient HMO revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Inpatient HMO revenue/Revenue

Inpatient Medicaid revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Inpatient Medicaid revenue/Revenue

Outpatient Medicare revenue %

Business unit

Financial

This Healthcare KPI provides outpatient revenue ratio by dividing Outpatient revenue from Total revenue

Inpatient self pay revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Inpatient self pay revenue/Revenue

Net income

Business unit

Financial

Net revenue-operating expenses

Net income to patient revenue

Business unit

Financial

(Net revenue-Operating expenses)/(Net patient revenue+Premium revenue)

Non-Operating gain

Business unit

Financial

Net non operating gains/Total revenue

Operating margin %

Business unit

Financial

(total operating revenue-total operating expenses)/total operating revenue*100

Total Margin

Business unit

Financial

Excess revenues over expenses/Total revenues*100

Free operating cash flow to revenue

Business unit

Financial

(Operating cash flow – capital expenditures) ÷ total revenues × 100

Free operating cash flow to assets

Business unit

Financial

(Operating cash flow – capital expenditures) ÷ total assets × 100

Reported income index

Business unit

Financial

Excess of revenues over expenses ÷ Change in net assets

Return on equity

Business unit

Financial

Excess of revenues over expenses ÷ Net assets

Growth rate on equity

Business unit

Financial

Change in net assets/Net assets

Debt service coverage ratio

Business unit

Financial

REVENUE / (PRNCL_PTMNT + INT_EXP)

Times interest earned

Business unit

Financial

(Revenue – Operating Expense) ÷ Interest expense

Current ratio

Business unit

Financial

current assets ÷ current liabilities

Depreciation rate

Business unit

Financial

Depreciation ÷ Property, plant and equipment

Capital expenditure growth rate

Business unit

Financial

Capital expenditures ÷ Gross property, plant and equipment × 100

Working capital absorption

Business unit

Financial

Increase in net working capital (excluding short term cash) ÷ (Excess of revenues over expenses + depreciation) × 100

Replacement viability

Business unit

Financial

Price level adjusted accumulated depreciation

Accounts receivable (days)

Business unit

Financial

(accounts receivable × 365) ÷ (total expenses – depreciation)

Average payment period (days)

Business unit

Financial

(current liabilities × 365) ÷ (total expenses – depreciation)

Debt to capitalization %

Business unit

Financial

LT_DEBT ÷ (LT_DEBT + assets)

Fixed asset financing %

Business unit

Financial

Long term debt ÷ Net fixed assets × 100

Cash flow to total debt %

Business unit

Financial

(Excess of revenues over expense + depreciation expense) ÷ (Current liabilities + long term debt) ÷ 100

Cash flow to total liabilities %

Business unit

Financial

(revenues – operating expense + depreciation and amortization expense) ÷ Total liabilities × 100

Cash on hand (days)

Business unit

Financial

(cash and cash equivalents + board designated funds for capital) × 365 ÷ (total operating expenses – depreciation and amortization expenses)

Capital expense (%)

Business unit

Financial

(interest expense + depreciation & amortization expenses) ÷ total operating expenses

Equity financing

Business unit

Financial

Net assets ÷ total assets × 100

Average age of plant

Business unit

Financial

accumulated depreciation ÷ depreciation expense

Bad debt % of net revenue

Business unit

Financial

Bad debt expense ÷ Net revenue × 100

Total asset turnover

Business unit

Financial

Total revenue ÷ total assets

Fixed asset turnover

Business unit

Financial

Total revenue ÷ net fixed assets

Current asset turnover

Business unit

Financial

Total revenue ÷ Current assets

Cash collected vs target (12 month average)

Business unit

Financial

Accounts receivable ÷ 12 month average of last years collection

Reserve levels

Business unit

Financial

Total monetary reserve levels.

Accounts receivable for current accounting period

Business unit

Financial

Accounts receivable value taken from the general ledger.

Assets in current period

Business unit

Financial

Value taken from the general ledger.

Assets in prior period

Business unit

Financial

Value taken from the general ledger.

Working capital for current accounting period

Business unit

Financial

Current assets – current liabilities

Working capital for prior accounting period

Business unit

Financial

assets for prior accounting period – liabilities for prior accounting period

# of new hires per day

Business unit

HRMS

The average number of new employees hired each week.

# new hires per period ÷ # days per period

Source of hires versus cost

Business unit

HRMS

Lists the average cost of a new hire by hiring source on a quarterly basis.

Total hiring cost ÷ # from source

Staff turnover

Business unit

HRMS

The monthly staff turnover % for the entire business unit.

# employees terminated by BU ÷ total employees by BU

Staff turnover by location

Department

HRMS

Monthly staff turnover by department.

# employees terminated by department ÷ total employees by department

Total turnover per tenure

Tenure group

HRMS

Monthly staff turnover by years of service. Categories are: 0–1, 2–5, 6–10 & 10+ .

# employees terminated by tenure group ÷ total employees by tenure

Total turnover per manager

Employee

HRMS

Monthly staff turnover by manager.

# employees terminated per manager ÷ total employees per manager

Staff turnover by job code

Job code set

HRMS

Monthly staff turnover by job code.

# employees terminated by job code ÷ total employees by department

Voluntary staff turnover %

Business unit

HRMS

Calculates the percentage of employees who quit or left the company each month.

# Voluntary turnover ÷ # total turnover

Average age of workforce

Business unit

HRMS

Calculates the average age of employees.

Sum ages of employees ÷ # of employees

Average time to fill positions

Business unit

HRMS

Calculates how long all current positions have been vacant.

Sum days positions has been opened ÷ # of positions

Vacancy rate

Business unit

HRMS

Calculates the percentage of open positions.

# of open headcount ÷ # of total headcount

Outside labor as a % to total

Business unit

HRMS

Calculates the percentage spent on outside labor each month.

This Healthcare KPI provides outside labor cost % by dividing outside labor cost from total labor cost.

Total revenue per FTE

Business unit

HRMS

Calculates how much was earned per full time equivalent.

This Healthcare KPI provides total revenue per FTE by dividing total revenue dollars from general ledger by total FTE numbers from time labor data.

Revenue/physician FTE

Business unit

Internal

Calculates how much was earned per full time physician.

This KPI provides Revenue per physician FTE by dividing revenue data from General Ledger by Physician FTE from Time labor data.

Expense/physician FTE

Business unit

Internal

Calculates how much was paid in salaries per full time physician.

This KPI provides expense per physician FTE by dividing expense data from general ledger by physician FTE from time and labor data.

Days in accounts receivable

Business unit

Internal

Calculates how quickly accounts receivables was collected.

Total number of days.

FTE

Business Unit

Internal

Monthly full time equivalent.

Calculates full time equivalent (FTE) by the following calculation:

( Total Reported hours × 12 ÷ 2080)

Inpatient revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Calculates inpatient revenue % by dividing inpatient revenue by total revenue.

Outpatient revenue %

Business unit

Financial

Calculates outpatient revenue % by dividing outpatient revenue by total revenue.

Total salary per FTE

Business unit

Internal

Total salary ÷ Total FTE

Total benefits per FTE

Business unit

Internal

Total benefits ÷ Total FTE

Total compensation per FTE

Business unit

Internal

(Total Salary + Total Benefits) ÷ Total FTE

PTO costs at department level

Department

Internal

Paid Time Off pay ÷ Department salary

PTO costs at BU level

Business unit

Internal

PTO pay ÷ Total Salary

Overtime costs

Business unit

Internal

Overtime Pay ÷ (Total Salary + Total Benefits)

PTO FTEs of Total FTEs

Business unit

Internal

PTO hours FTE ÷ Total FTE

Average hourly rate

Business Unit

Internal

Total labor cost ÷ Total labor hours

Part time FTEs of total FTEs

Business unit

Internal

Part time hours FTE ÷ Total FTE

Weekly payroll

Business unit

Internal

Payroll amount (per week).

Operating profit margin

Business unit

Internal

Calculates the profit margin by dividing Total Operating Profit by Total Operating Revenues.

Physician FTE

Business unit

Internal

Calculates the physician FTE by Physician reported work hours from the following:

Time and labor data × 12 ÷ 2080

Satisfaction with physical

Business unit

Survey data

This is a manual KPI.

Nurses' attention to needs

Business unit

Survey data

This is a manual KPI.

Informed about delays

Business unit

Survey data

This is a manual KPI.

Inventory turnover

Business unit

Supply Chain

Amount of inventory sold per month over the total inventory on hand.

Return to vendor

Business unit

Supply Chain

Percentage of inventory items returned to vendors.

Backorder percentage

Business unit

Supply Chain

Percentage of stock inventory not available.

Hazardous materials usage

Business Unit

Supply Chain

The volume of hazardous materials used. Trended over time.

Total PO dollar amount

Business unit

Supply Chain

Identifies the total value of all purchase orders each week.

PO quantity ordered by department (in US dollars)

Department

Supply Chain

The value of the total quantity ordered by each department.