UMHSFinancial Systems

May Newsletter

Checkoutour new website:

Our website has a new look, click on the link below to check it out.

Change Management information can be found under Our Services, Change Management.

Forms, calendars and the monthly reports can be found on the website as well.

Windows 7

We are keeping the latest news regarding the Windows 7 project on our website.

The UMHS Health System will be upgrading operating systems from Windows XP to Windows 7 by the end of the calendar year. With some investigation we have found that our version of Brio is not compatible with Windows 7.

We are getting close to signing a deal with Oracle for Hyperion Interactive Reporting. We plan to share the details of the rollout plan in the near future.

Upcoming Projects in Financial Systems

Hyperion Upgrade is scheduled to begin in July 2013, with a go-live goal of December 2013. We are currently working on the project plan and will keep you posted on how this will impact our users. We will also be providing a list of enhancements that will occur with the upgrade. The upgrade will incorporate Hyperion Interactive Reporting as a replacement for Brio.

EPSI Cost Accounting application – A server/database/application upgrade is scheduled to begin testing in July 2013, with a go-live goal of November 2013.We are currently working on the project plan and will keep you posted on how this will impact our users. This upgrade is necessary to make our EPSI applicationICD-10 compliant. We will also be providing a list of other enhancements that will occur with this upgrade.

UMHS Consolidated Project Update

In April, we started our Pilot Group for the UMHS Consolidated Project (Everest Replacement). We have received good feedback from the group and have subsequently made many improvements from the Pilot Group suggestions.

In conjunction, we have been piloting the UMHS Consolidated Financial Statement with Financial Reporting. In April, Financial Reporting distributed the UMHS Consolidated Reports in the April Financial Reporting package.

We are working on the Medical School Departmental Reports and our goal is to open these reports to all UMHS user in late June.

Changes in the UMHS Data Mart

Hospital Summary PASS 10/20 Day report has been retired.

Hospital Daily PASS Summary is available for this data. Observation Hours and OBS to IP Admits are now available on the Hospital Daily PASS Summary.

Other UMHS Data Mart Updates

Please note when exporting Graphs/Charts from the UMhs Data Mart: When exporting Data Mart reports that contain charts(images) to excel, the chart will not show in excel due to security policy that is applied on UMHS workstations. To include the chart on the report, click on Print > Printable HTML > Right click on the image > Copy then Paste the image into the excel report.

Customer Feedback

We welcome feedback regarding any information that you would find useful which we are not including in our Newsletter, or training opportunities that you would like us to provide or anything else you would like to see on our website.

Email your ideas to:

Coming soon….

  • Medical School Reporting in the UMHS Data Mart
  • Gross Payroll Register
  • FTE Reporting

Training Opportunities

  • Medical School Operational Reporting –June
  • UMHS Data Mart – Users can sign up via MLearning (HFST-10011)
  • June 19th 1:00 – 3:00 at KMS

Other Useful Information

Did you know we have an email group? can be used if you have questions, issues or need assistance. This email goes to our entire team and one of the team members will respond as quickly as possible.

UMHS Financial Systems Mission

The UMHS Financial Systems team provides the leadership and oversight for the suite of financial products and applications used to support the financial reporting, planning and decision making of the UMHS Finance Organization.

UMHS Financial Systems Vision

To serve as strategic partners in defining adaptive solutions to create efficient and reliable financial systems. To support the UMHS mission, to be Leaders and Best.