Baseline Inputs
Record current staffing hours, hourly rates, software license costs, hardware depreciation, and third-party service charges. Use consistent periods and note recurring versus one-time expenses per month.
Use the Healthcare ExcelROI Form to produce consistent, comparable financial estimates across projects, reduce variance in assumptions, and document auditors’ evidence expectations. It improves transparency for budget reviews and provides a repeatable method to evaluate process automation, software purchases, and staffing changes.
Typical users include finance, clinical operations, IT, and procurement staff who assess costs and projected savings for process changes.
Organizations of different sizes can adapt the form; multi-site providers should align inputs across locations for valid comparisons.
Record current staffing hours, hourly rates, software license costs, hardware depreciation, and third-party service charges. Use consistent periods and note recurring versus one-time expenses per month.
Detail expected reductions in labor hours, error rates, rework, and external vendor costs. Provide conservative and optimistic scenarios plus assumptions supporting each estimate with percentage and dollar estimates.
List all model inputs including growth rates, staff productivity improvements, discount rate, implementation timeline, and any dependencies or constraints affecting outcomes, with source or owner for each.
Include sensitivity tables showing how benefits change with ±10–30% variation in key inputs; report breakeven points and worst-case scenarios and document which assumptions drive variance and mitigation plans for downside outcomes.
Provide NPV, IRR, payback period, total cost of ownership, and annualized savings. Present both year-one and five-year projections with clear formulas and include weighted probability where applicable.
Capture author, date, version history, approver names, and links to source documents. Retain signed approvals and calculation spreadsheets and note changes between versions and reason for each revision.
| Field | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Required Fields | Make baseline, savings, and signature fields mandatory. |
| Validation Rules | Numeric ranges, date format MM/DD/YYYY, no negative values. |
| Approval Flow | Sequential approvals: finance then operations then IT. |
| Notifications | Email alerts to owners on changes or pending approvals. |
Ensure your eSignature platform supports HIPAA BAA, secure storage, and audit trails for regulatory compliance.
At least 30 days before budget cutoff.
Typically five to ten business days for review.
Usually ten to twenty business days depending on contract complexity.
Begin within 30 days after final approval.
Signed forms archived within seven business days.
| signNow | DocuSign | Adobe Sign | PandaDoc | HelloSign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | $8/user/mo | $15/user/mo | $14/user/mo | $19/user/mo | $15/user/mo |
| Free Trial | 7-day free trial | Varies by plan | Varies by plan | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
| Bulk Send | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Audit Trail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA Compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Envelope Cap | No cap | 100 envelopes/user/year | Varies by plan | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |