The office currently has the following full-time equivalents (FTEs): 1.5 surgeons, 2 ASRs, 2RNs, and 1 CA. Suppose that in the following year, the office will have 5,400 plagiocephaly visits, 2,000 neoplasm visits, and 800 craniosynostosis visits.

1. How many FTEs of each staff type will the practice need to handle this volume and mix of patient visits?

2.  Using the capacity cost rates you developed in part 2 of requirement (a), what is the total TDABC of this new staffing level?

3.  What is the quantity of the unused capacity with your staffing recommendation?

Resource	Surgeon	ASR	RN	CA
Weeks per year	52	52	52	52
Less: Vacation & Holidays	6	4	4	4
Less: Training and Leave	2	2	2	2
Available weeks per year	44	46	46	46
Hours per day	10	8	8	8
Less: Breaks, training, meetings	1.2	1.5	1.5	1.5
Available hours	8.8	6.5	6.5	6.5
Cllinical minutes available per day
Clinical minutes available per year

 

Annual Cost per person	$         696,960	$ 89,700	$ 134,550	$ 71,760
Capacity cost rate ($ per minute)

 

Personnel process times (minutes)
Plagiocephaly	18	8	23	5
Neoplasm skin excision	22	55.5	20	5
Craniosynostosis	40	10.5	23	10

 

Plastic Surgery Dept.
Charges	$ 12,449,500
Costs	7,469,700
Reimbursement	7,967,680
RCC: Ratio of costs-to-charges

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Answer Surgeon To handle 5400 plagiocephaly visits 2000 neoplasm visits and 800 craniosynostosis visits the practice will need a total of 19 FTEs of s... View the full answer