You are the HIM director and have been assigned the task of creating the zero based budget for the upcoming fiscal year for your HIM Department.

You are the HIM director and have been assigned the task of creating the zero based budget for the upcoming fiscal year for your HIM Department. You may use historical data to help you with your budget however in this zero based budget, you must justify everything or you may not get this again for the upcoming fiscal year. You may name your hospital as some fictitious name and at this facility, the fiscal year runs from October 1-September 30. As a tool, you have the budget from the previous year, you need the salary worksheet and the monthly expenses report. You will be using the historical data provided as well as considering your projections for future cost. Is this upcoming fiscal year ( the actual current year for that we are in now starting in October and going until next September) a leap year? If so, then you use your regular 2080 work hours in a year. And as a director, you hold the RHIA credentials ease up if you need to in order and a MBA degree. Look these up to to determine members dues. You have been told to project a maximum 5% increase for salaries. You have been told to project an increase in supplies of 7%. Your have been told to project a 5% increase in all other areas, except those discussed below you must also evaluate travel expenses, membership dues. You will submit a word document that justifies your expenses for every category and every line item in your budget. You will submit additional word document that identifies the capital equipment you would like to purchase and a justification for that equipment.  #spread sheet #1 an annual budget for all of the overall department. Spreadsheet #2 a listing of salaries of all employees. Spreadsheet # 3 a listing of expenses and revenue broken down by month