Healthcare Analytics (Assignment#3)

#3: Week 3 Assignment Week 3

A physician practice specializing in managing spine pathology is assessing the feasibility of adding a C-arm imaging unit. Implementation of C-arm procedures would require hiring one or more radiology technicians to assist the physician. The practice manager, being familiar with forecasting techniques, has already developed a projection of annual C-arm procedures, and would like to determine the target level of radiology FTEs should the C-arm imaging unit be added at the practice. Table EX 7.2 on page 273 of the textbook outlines the forecasted volume of each procedure over an eight-month period and estimated standard hours per procedure performed by a radiology technician. Indirect support time is 0.15 hours per procedure, and constant time by all staff is two hours per day. The fringe benefit allowance is 10 percent and the practice utilization target is 85 percent.

What is the standard hours per month based on the table?

Determine the required FTEs with fringe benefits. How does this impact the feasibility of adding the C-arm imaging unit?

Determine the sensitivity of required FTEs to a +/10 percent change in procedure volumes.

Provide a final recommendation based on the above statistics. Is this a viable option? Why?

Your paper must include:

A title page and reference page formatted according to APA

At least one citation per page.

A minimum of three outside references

A minimum of three pages of content formatted according to APA.