Shasta faculty Practice case

Cost- analysis

Outpatient surgery per- and post-op clinic

physician FTEs 2.5

Physician costs $485, 000

physician fees (collections) $842, 481

daily patient utilization 36

number of days per week 5

number of weeks per year 42

annual patient utilization 7,560

number of visits per physician 3,024

Internal Medicine (family practice) clinic

Physician FTEs 2. 0

Physician costs $273,500

physician fees (Collections) $523,290

daily patient utilization 30

number of days per week 4

number of weeks per week 46

annual patient utilization 5,520

number of visits per physician 2,760

Eldercare Clinic

Physician FTEs 2.25

Physician costs $335,000

physician fees (collections) $454,219

daily patient utilization 23

number of days per week 4

number of weeks per year 48

annual patient utilization 4,416

number of visits per physician 1,963

1. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study, ____ is the figure for Extender revenues in the Eldercare Clinic for Choice 1.
2. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study, ____ is the figure for Incremental physician costs in the Eldercare Clinic for Choice 1.
3. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study, ____ is the figure for Incremental physician revenues in the Internal Medicine (Family Practice) Clinic for Choice 1.
4. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study, ____ is the figure for Extender costs in the Internal Medicine (Family Practice) Clinic for Choice 1.
5. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study for Choice 1, $______ is the net change for hiring one physician extender to replace one existing physician at the Internal Medicine (Family Practice) Clinic? Please round to nearest whole dollar.
6. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study for Choice 1, $______ is the net change for hiring one physician extender to replace one existing physician at the Eldercare Clinic. Please round to nearest whole dollar.
7. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study for Choice 1, which clinic has the greatest net benefit?
8. In the Shasta Faculty Practice case study for Choice 1, is it unwise to hire the physician extender at any of the clinics (meaning when net benefit is less than zero)?