Assignment 4 Productivity Workbook

Question 2 Measurement Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Price ($) $150 $140 $147 $145 Volume 17,557 16,387 18,555 19,336 Labor ($) $325,000 $275,000 $318,000 $307,000 Materials ($) $7,000 $6,750 $7,100 $7,250 Overhead ($) $28,000 $24,500 $28,600 $26,700 2.1 Calculate the Multifactor productivity ratios Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Multifactor Productivity Ratio 7.32 7.49 7.71 8.22 do not touch points 3 3 3 3 Q2.2: What do you observe about the clincs's productivity trend? The productivity increased over the years Do not touch points 1 The table below shows 4 years of cost and activity data for a paediatric asthma clinic. The centre does only one type of visit: wellness checks on children with asthma. Price is the revenue per visit that the clinic receives Volume is the number of visits they did in each year

Question 4 Department Measurements General Surgery Neurosurgery Total Worked Hours 14,813 16,442 21,252 Surgical Cases 225 80 145 Resource Intensity Weights (weighted cases) 338 256 326 Reimbursement per Case $30.87 $51.60 $48.88 Overhead Costs $179,000 $194,000 $149,000 Materials Costs $292,000 $380,000 $234,000 Skill Mix Distribution by Labour Type Skill Mix Skill Mix Skill Mix Registered Nurse 0.61 0.42 0.42 Registered Practical Nurse 0.26 0.36 0.36 Personal Support Worker 0.13 0.22 0.22 4.1 Calculate the Case Mix Index for each surgical department General Surgery Neurosurgery Case Mix Index: weighted cases / cases 1.5 3.2 2.25 do not touch points 1 1 1 4.2 Calculate the total wage expense for each surgical department General Surgery Neurosurgery Registered Nurse hours 9,036 6,906 8,926 Registered Practical Nurse hours 3,851 5,919 7,651 Personal Support Worker hours 1,926 3,617 4,675 Registered Nurse cost $260,687 $199,228 $257,510 Registered Practical Nurse cost $67,784 $104,177 $134,653 Personal Support Worker cost $22,723 $42,683 $55,170 Total Labour Cost $351,194 $346,088 $447,333 do not touch points 2 2 2 4.3 Calculate the Total cost per weighted case for each surgical department General Surgery Neurosurgery Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery The table below shows annual data for three surgical departments. The Director of the surgical program woul department. Total worked hours are the sum of all hours of labour by all provider types for the year Surgical cases are the number of surgeries in the year

mbursement * cases