f. Determir g. Determine the required FTEs with practice 7.2 A physician practice specializing in managing spine pathology is assessing the feasi bility of adding a C-arm imaging unit. Implementation of C-arm procedures would manager, being familiar with forecasting techniques, has already developed a projec. require hiring one or more radiology technicians to assist the physician. The diology FTEs should the C-arm imaging unit be added at the practice. Table EX 72 tion of annual C-arm procedures, and would like to determine the target level of te support time is 0.15 hours per procedure, and constant time by all staff is two hours timated standard hours per procedure performed by a radiology technician. Indirect per day. The fringe benefit allowance is 10 percent and the practice utilization target is 85 percent. eight-month period and es outlines the forecasted volume of each procedure over an Table EX 7.2 Standard Hours Volume 252 0.46 0.11 252 252 0.11 252 0.11 252 0.09 24 0.19 Procedure Description for Radiology Tech 1. Operates Equipment/Assists Physician 2. Explains Procedure to Patient 3. Patient Assessment 4. Patient Transport 5. Documentation/Computer Entry 6. Equipment Maintenance and Cleaning 7. Ordering and Stocking Supplies 8. Phone Calls 9. Coordination with Physician 10. General Cleaning Procedure Room 11. Other Duties as Requested 24 0.38 252 0.19 125 0.09 252 0.18 0.11 75 EXERCISES 275 a. Calculate the standard hours per month. b. Determine the required FTEs with fringe benefits. c. Determine the sensitivity of required FTEs to a +/-10 percent change in procedure volumes