Emergency
Department
MD
Standby Time
Determination from Healthworcs
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Your emergency department physician
could have
a
lot
of standby time.
In
some
cases in smaller sites it is as high as 40 % or the equivalent of
the compensation of 1 FTE MD.
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The compensation costs can
be
reimbursed
through
your
cost report to Medicare.
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Healthworcs
has a 100% auditable solution. We use your registration log data
and give you a report of all of the actual standby times and
the resulting time overall.
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We charge $1000
to
run
the calculation for an ED with one MD. Additional services are
available including an analysis of arrival distributions, LOS
by patient type, and determining the amount of time each MD is
working in ED.
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If
you
use
a
"time
study"
method you are only looking at 15-23 % of the ED visits. You
know how aggravating, exhausting, and inaccurate "time
studies" of this sort can be.
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For $1,000 you can compare, get a
complete auditable listing, and a great chance for more cost
recovery. One hospital was leaving $40,000 unreported.
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Another was not able to get a time
study and was not reporting at all.
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Your
investment
of
$1000
could
save well over
$40,000
every
year!
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Request
information
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Even the busiest ER in the country has standby
time - Superbowl Sunday
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Healthworcs
offers
a service to calculate Emergency Department physician
standby time. Hospitals can significantly increase their
Medicare reimbursement by calculating this cost and
submitting it in the physician expense section of the annual
cost report. Smaller sites have ED MD idle time that can
range up to 40+ percent.
Our
method typically improves reimbursement for physician
expenses by over 20% over the normal time study sampling
method. Those using the time study method ask MDs to log
every patient encounter time for 2 weeks every quarter. Our
method uses patient registration log data for the entire
year. Estimates
for reimbursement range from $40,000 to over $175,000 per
year.
Call Peter at 608-233-1793 today.
ED
Coverage and Volume Examples Showing Reimbursable Costs
ED
Physician On-call Time
If
you need to know how much time each MD spends covering the
ED as part of a contractual obligation, contact Healthworcs
at 608-233-1793.
EDworcs
- Automated Log and Database
Healthworcs
offers an Emergency department log and database.
Eliminate
your paper logbook and produce patient log and related
results that relate to volumes, classifications,
productivity, Quality Assurance and competencies at the push
of a button.
Emergency
Department Analysis
When
did your organization last undertake a comprehensive review
of Emergency Services? Does your Emergency Department
present a first impression of high quality and efficient
service to a patient and family member? Are patients treated
in a customer-focused manner by physicians and nurses? Do
you emphasize
communication and high touch?
Are you using the full scope of technology available? Are
patients delayed because of clinical service issues (lab,
radiology, pharmacy), staffing or bed availability?
How
does your Emergency Department compare
to others?
Your
ED might need:
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An
external assessment of patient, physician, ambulance
provider, and inpatient unit perceptions.
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An
internal assessment of the entire care process, staffing
levels, and protocols used.
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A
facility assessment of layout, signage, and technology
being used.
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An
assessment of compliance with key regulatory
requirements.
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A
financial assessment.
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