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Understanding the True Cost of Underutilized Services

Hospitals, particularly those serving rural communities, face unique financial pressures that often magnify the impact of underutilized services. While healthcare leaders are acutely aware of the importance of efficient resource utilization, accurately quantifying and addressing the true cost of un…

Using the Theory of Constraints to Identify Bottlenecks in Patient Flow

This comprehensive article explains how hospitals can leverage the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to uncover and address critical bottlenecks, significantly improving patient flow and overall hospital performance.

Making the Monthly Close Meaningful

The monthly financial close is often viewed as a routine, sometimes tedious, task by hospital financial departments. Yet, when approached strategically, the monthly close can become a powerful tool for organizational alignment, insightful decision-making, and ongoing performance improvement. This a…

Cash Rules Everything: The Foundation of Hospital Decision-Making

Hospitals play an indispensable role in community health, providing critical services and support systems that directly impact the lives of countless individuals. Yet, despite their noble purpose and complex clinical operations, the underlying reality for every hospital, especially in rural America…

Results don’t come from hope

Cash Stays in Focus

Newbrier KRX turns focus into repeatable financial performance

Newbrier KRX is an Excel add-in built for hospital leaders who refuse to guess about cash. It creates a clear, forward view of cash so leaders stay focused, disciplined, and in control. With simple models and familiar workflows, Newbrier KRX removes noise, sharpens attention on what matters, and supports confident decisions that produce real financial results.

Performance Activation is the fastest way to turn Newbrier KRX into a working discipline. This hands-on session includes setup, configuration, and the creation of your first cash forecast, guided directly by Newbrier. You leave with focus, confidence, and a repeatable cash-planning cadence—ready to produce results instead of figuring things out later.

Clear value in 30 days—or your money back.

Use Newbrier KRX for 30 days. If it doesn’t deliver clear value and confidence in your cash decisions, we’ll refund your purchase. No friction. No second guessing.

Familiar Excel

Leverage the familiarity of Excel, allowing for immediate use without the need for extensive training or new software adoption, ensuring a smooth and productive workflow.

Ruby Support included.

Ruby Support means real support from the person who built Newbrier KRX. Questions get answered quickly and clearly, without layers or queues. The goal is simple: help you win with cash.

Made for Rural Hospitals

Tailor forecasts to meet the unique financial challenges and operational realities of rural hospitals, ensuring the tool is highly relevant and useful.

Immediate Cash Visibility

Newbrier KRX gives you a clear forward view of cash immediately. No long setup, no waiting for data pipelines. Just focus and control when it matters most.

You are a Results Fanatic®

Enhance your professional reputation by delivering accurate and timely cash forecasts effortlessly, using intuitive pre-built structures and automation features that streamline the entire process, making you look like a rockstar in the eyes of your team and stakeholders.

The Excel add-in built for rural hospital cash clarity

Newbrier KRX | Annual License with Ruby Support & Updates

$4,500.00

  • Clear value in 30 days—or your money back.
  • Ruby Support included. Real help. Real answers.
  • Familiar Excel. Immediate clarity.
  • Only 1 License Needed Per Hospital

Packed With Features
A Results Fanatic® Will Love

Cash Metrics

Analysis of key cash metrics to provide a comprehensive view of the hospital’s cash flow health.

Cash Briefing

The Cash Briefing is a short weekly review of the cash forecast. Newbrier KRX builds the agenda with the right cash data so the meeting stays focused and forward-looking. Over time, it becomes a simple routine for staying in control of cash.

Prior Forecast Comparison

Built-in feature to compare current forecasts with previous ones, enabling continuous improvement and accuracy in financial planning.

Isolate Operating Cash vs. Restricted Cash

Clear distinction between operating cash and restricted cash, ensuring precise management and allocation of funds.

26-Week Forecast

A robust 26-week forecasting model that offers a long-term view of the hospital’s financial position, aiding in strategic planning.

Team Collaboration

Easy sharing capabilities that allow the entire finance team to collaborate on forecasts, ensuring everyone is on the same page.

Capex Planning

Tools for planning and managing capital expenditures, ensuring that major investments are aligned with the hospital’s financial strategy.

DSH and Special Payments

Integration of Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments and other special payments into the forecasting model, providing a complete financial picture.

AP & Expense Timing

Supporting expense planning and projections, allowing the CFO to manage and anticipate operational costs more effectively. This feature ensures that all expenditures are accounted for and aligns with the hospital’s financial strategy.

Boosting Forecast Quality

Newbrier KRX provides a structured way to think about cash. It sharpens analysis, strengthens forecasts, and supports confident decisions that protect and improve the hospital’s financial position.

Scenario Modeling

Newbrier KRX supports scenario modeling so CFOs can test assumptions, explore options, and understand impact before decisions are made. This forward-looking view helps leaders prepare for uncertainty and make proactive choices that strengthen financial resilience and support growth.

Continuous Improvement

Newbrier KRX builds reflection into the forecasting process by comparing past forecasts to actual results. This feedback sharpens judgment over time, improves accuracy, and strengthens decision-making.

What’s Included

Newbrier KRX includes the Excel add-in and a simple cash protocol you use to build, maintain, and manage your own cash forecast as part of a regular planning cadence.

System Requirements

  • OS

    Microsoft Windows 7 or above (both 32 and 64 bit versions)

  • Excel

    Microsoft Excel 2010 or above, local installation.
    Microsoft Excel 365 is preferred.

  • Processor

    Intel or AMD recommended
    Apple Silicon works via Parallels (limited support)

  • RAM

    At least 2 GB of RAM

  • .Net

    Microsoft .NET framework 4.5 or greater


FAQ

Does my data ever leave my computer?
No. All Newbrier KRX data is stored locally in your Excel environment. Nothing is transmitted to or stored on Newbrier servers.
Is Newbrier KRX cloud-based?
No. Newbrier KRX is an Excel add-in that runs locally. There is no cloud connection, data sync, or external data dependency.
How is Newbrier KRX installed?
Newbrier KRX is installed as a local Excel add-in on each workstation. Installation is performed one machine at a time and does not require a server or shared environment.
Does Newbrier KRX integrate with our accounting system or general ledger?
No. Newbrier KRX does not connect to your accounting system or pull data automatically. Data is entered and maintained directly within Excel to keep the process simple and controlled.
What type of data does Newbrier KRX store?
Newbrier KRX stores forecast inputs, assumptions, and calculations related to cash planning. It does not store patient-level, claims, or transactional detail.
Can multiple users access the same forecast file?
Newbrier KRX is designed for single-user Excel workflows. Forecast files can be shared using your existing file-sharing practices, but simultaneous multi-user editing is not supported.
How often should the cash forecast be updated?

Most organizations update the forecast weekly as part of the Cash Briefing. The structure supports frequent, lightweight updates rather than monthly rebuilds.

The forecast variance feature does allow for monthly forecasting. 

Does Newbrier KRX support scenario planning?

Yes. Newbrier KRX allows users to adjust assumptions and model different cash scenarios to understand potential impacts before decisions are made.

What level of customization is available?
Newbrier KRX is intentionally standardized. The structure supports flexibility in assumptions and inputs, but the model itself is not customized or re-engineered per organization.
Is Newbrier KRX intended to replace budgeting or long-range planning tools?
No. Newbrier KRX is focused on short- to mid-term cash visibility and discipline. It complements, but does not replace, budgeting or long-range financial planning tools.
How are updates and new features delivered?
Updates to Newbrier KRX are provided during the active subscription period and installed locally, similar to the original add-in installation.
How is Newbrier KRX licensed?
Newbrier KRX is licensed per hospital. A single license allows installation on up to 10 machines within the organization for internal use.

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