An outpatient clinic treat patients with different types of issues and experiences uncertainty in patient demand, types of illness, etc. Major resources it uses are doctors, nurses, admission staff, etc. Should the clinic aim for the same level of utilization for its nurses and other staff as its doctors? Explain with a brief rationale.
Clinic should aim for the higher
utilization of its doctors in comparison to the nurses and other
staffs, because demand is highly uncertain and nurses are less
expensive than the doctors. So, the outpatient clinic will have
more number of nurses that will deliver the services to the
patients. At the same time doctors, will be highly paid and
patients will come as outpatient to take advice from the doctors.
Hence, higher utilization of the doctors means more patients are
reviewed and doctors have paid back the clinic in return. It will
result into a higher utilization rate of the doctors.
An outpatient clinic treat patients with different types of issues and experiences uncertainty in patient demand,...
A medical call center has three types of callers (i.e. patients): the ones with a single request, the ones with multiple requests, and the ones with complex needs. The processing times for the different types of callers (i.e. patients), in minutes, are listed in the following table. Processing Time per patient (in minutes) Type of patient Demand (patients/day) Receptionist Nurse Doctor Single request 60 2 10 15 Multiple requests 40 4 20 20 Complex needs 30 4 0 30 There...
QUESTION 11 A patient in the hospital outpatient clinic area receives an IM injection of 250mg of Amikacin sulfate for bacterial colitis. Which code captures the administration of the drug? A. 96373 B. 96365 C. 96374 D. 96372 10 points QUESTION 12 A hospital employee presents to Employee Health for vaccination against hepatitis A and B. A combination vaccine is administered intramuscularly. Which codes would Employee Health need to capture for the services provided? A. 90471, 96372 B. 90471,...
What are the advantages of the Health First database? What are some concerns about the reliability and predictive validity of the Health First data set? Case Study: Central Medical is a multispecialty group practice that has embraced the community-of-practice concept of an ACO. The practice formed an interdisciplinary innovation team to identify how to improve clinical outcomes, maintain a healthy population, increase efficiency, and coordinate care. It comprises 60 physicians and four clinics. Two of the clinics deliver primary care...
Central Hospital - A Capital Budgeting Analysis Objective Central Hospital, established in 1904, is the premier hospital in Oklahoma City specializing in cardiology. Patients travel from all over the county to be diagnosed for rare heart conditions and receive treatment from Central's leading staff of doctors and nurses. The hospital receives an influx of over 25,000 visitors each year and has grown rapidly since its establishment. In an effort to diversify, Zach Moore, CEO, is considering a $12 million investment...
what discuss can you make about medicalization and chronic
disease and illness?
Adult Lealth Nursing Ethics mie B. Butts OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, the reader should be able to do the following: 1. Explore the concept of medicalization as it relates to the societal shift away from physician predominance of the 1970s. 2. Differentiate among the following terms: compliance, noncompliance, adherence, nonadherence, and concordance. 3. Examine cultural views with regard to self-determination, decision making, and American healthcare professionals' values...
You are the administrator of a large family practice clinic in a community with a population of 20,000 residents. You have five physicians and two nurse practitioners (NP) in the practice. You also have two nurses, three medical assistants, a medical record clerk and a billing specialist. Your clinic is the largest in the county and the nearest large city with a population 100,000 or more is two hours away. Your clinic is wholly owned by the physicians of the...
PART I: Multiple Choice Write all answers to the following questions. No partial credit available. Consumption utility is composed of price and convenience. True or False? A firm reduces inefficiencies by making trade-offs. True or False? A firm can increase its profitability by: A. increasing costs and reducing price. B. moving away from the efficient frontier. C. increasing inefficiencies. D. reducing inefficiencies. Operations comes from the Latin word "opus," which means: A. activity. B. helping people. C. improvement. D. work....
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The Mayo clinic is one of the most respected names in medicine world. Founded in the 1880s in Rochester, Minnesota, the Mayo clinic embraced innovation from the beginning. It is believed to be America’s first integrated group practice as it employed the concept of coordinated, specialized care and sought out the best expertise. At the core of the Mayo culture, from its inception to today, is a team approach and physician decision making rooted in shared responsibility and consensus building....
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It is important to understand the different leadership styles employed by nursing leaders in healthcare organizations and to understand their significance on nursing practice and patient outcomes, for better or for worse. Objective: Read the articles from Nursing Standard (PDF) and Bradley University (PDF). In -250 words, formulate an opinion on the following: 1. Reflect on an occasion where you experienced ineffective leadership (doesn't have to be in the hospital). What behaviors did they display? What...