Finance
Healthcare Budget Request
Prepared by: Linda ovbiojie
Submitted: January 2, 2024
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W4A3 HEALTHCARE BUDGET REQUEST – ESTIMATING EXPENSES
Predicted revenues and expenditures over the next five years for the HealthWays Clinic
VR Treatment Program demonstrate that this subject was adequately investigated. The zero-year
launch expenditures amount to $300,000 and include virtual reality gear, infrastructure
improvements, and personnel training (Voukelatou et al., 2020). We anticipate yearly operating
expenses of more than $360,000. Expectations include consumables, training, maintenance, and
more. Over a five-year period, the office plans to allocate $60,000. With these funds, the
institution can keep providing its innovative virtual reality treatment program for mental health.
Client expenditure is anticipated to reach $1,250,000 after five years at the facility.
Finance and partnerships should bring in or save the clinic $1,815,000. To make sure the
program lasts, it needs a mix of one-time funding and recurring costs. Research by Farra et al.
(2019) found that ROI analyses the VR treatment program's budget. To get the return on
investment, divide the cost by the amounts saved or earned each year. The return on investment
(ROI) grows each year after the first one. For the first year, the clinic predicts a return of $2.36
on investment for every dollar. The fifth year had an increase of $8.18 in ROI.
A higher return on investment (ROI) demonstrates the profitability and sustainability of
the virtual reality treatment program. A profitable and effective strategy to attract new members
is one with a high return on investment (ROI). Medical expenses, new projects, or expanded
services may all be funded by surplus funds (Tran et al., 2021). A high return on investment
(ROI) is one reason why virtual reality therapy is cost-effective. For a clinic strategy to be
successful, it must generate revenue. Increasing revenue is the primary goal of the clinic's
program. Government authorities and representatives have lauded the clinic's consistent funding
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as a means to better serve patients and elevate the clinic's standing in the community. The
healthWays Clinic's VR treatment program was successful over the course of five years. This
study lends credence to the clinic's proposed budget by demonstrating the program's potential to
boost financial stability, psychological health, and patient well-being.
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References
Farra, S. L., Gneuhs, M., Hodgson, E., Kawosa, B., Miller, E. T., Simon, A., Timm, N., &
Hausfeld, J. (2019). Comparative cost of virtual reality training and live exercises for
training hospital workers for evacuation. Computers, Informatics, Nursing: CIN, 37(9),
446–454. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000540
Tran, J. E., Fowler, C. A., Delikat, J., Kaplan, H., Merzier, M. M., Schlesinger, M. R.,
Litzenberger, S., Marszalek, J. M., Scott, S., & Winkler, S. L. (2021). Immersive virtual
reality to improve outcomes in veterans with stroke: Protocol for a single-arm pilot study.
JMIR Research Protocols, 10(5), e26133. https://doi.org/10.2196/26133
Voukelatou, V., Gabrielli, L., Miliou, I., Cresci, S., Sharma, R., Tesconi, M., & Pappalardo, L.
(2020). Measuring objective and subjective well-being: Dimensions and data sources.
International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, 11(11).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s41060-020-00224-2