A capacity constrained hospital outpatient laboratory services operation requires that 4 consecutive activities be performed on...

A capacity constrained hospital outpatient laboratory services operation requires that 4 consecutive activities be

performed on each patient.. The activity times and number of workers for each of the four activities are given below.

Each worker makes $15/hr. including benefits:

Activity activity time (minutes/patient) No. workers assigned

1 reception 10 1

2 registration 14 1

3 lab procedure 18 1

4 consult & discharge 12 1

A) What is the capacity (in patients/hour ) of the hospital outpatient laboratory services operation

B) What is the bottleneck activity?

C) What is the direct labor cost per patient?

Expert Solution

Bottleneck activity governs the capacity of the operation.

A bottleneck is an activity with maximum activity time

As seen, Maximum activity is for Lab procedure = 18 minutes

Hence, capacity in patients / hour = 1 hours / bottleneck time = 60 minutes / 18 minutes = 3.33 patients per hour

A) The capacity (in patients/hour ) of the hospital outpatient laboratory services operation = 3.33 patients / hour

B) As seen from above, Activity C is the bottleneck.

C) Total direct cost per patient = Total cost per hour / capacity = No. of workers per hour * Wage / capacity = 4 * 15 / 3.33 = $18 per worker

The direct labor cost per patient = $18

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In case of any doubt, please ask through the comment section before Upvote/downvote.

keosha answered 3 months ago

An outpatient comes to the laboratory for a PT. He had been in the hospital 6...

An outpatient comes to the laboratory for a PT. He had been in the hospital 6 weeks earlier for treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). PT: 14.0 sec Thromboplastin International Sensitivity Index (ISI): 2 PT reference range: 11-13 sec (for this laboratory) aPTT: not requested 1. Interpret the coagulation results. 2. What is the patient’s international normalized ratio (INR)? 3. Based on all the data provided, what condition is most likely? 4. Is the patient taking enough oral anticoagulant? 5....

A hospital outpatient clinic performs four types of operations. The profit per operation, as well as...

A hospital outpatient clinic performs four types of operations. The profit per operation, as well as the minutes of X-ray time and laboratory time used, are given in the table below. The clinic has 500 private rooms and 500 intensive care rooms. Type 1 and type 2 operations require a patient to stay in an intensive care room for one day, whereas type 3 and type 4 operations require a patient to stay in a private room for one day....

QUESTION 20 Identify the correct diagnostic coding for a patient who arrives for outpatient laboratory services....

QUESTION 20 Identify the correct diagnostic coding for a patient who arrives for outpatient laboratory services. The physician order states these are conducted to monitor the patient's Coumadin levels. A prothrombin time (PT) is performed to check the patient's long-term use of anticoagulant. A. Z13.0 B. Z51.81, Z79.01 C. Z79.01, Z00.01 D. Z00.00 10 points QUESTION 21 According to CPT, a repair of a laceration that includes retention sutures would be considered what type of closure? A. Intermediate B....

The short run costs of 4 consecutive capacity increments are given by the expressionsbelow (qrepresents the...

The short run costs of 4 consecutive capacity increments are given by the expressionsbelow (qrepresents the production level). Conduct a scale analysis for the long run and specify the results that you obtained. I.128+200q+3q2 II.300+100q+2q2 III.900+3q2 IV.675+125q+q2

Q2: Distinguish between CPT codes for medical specialties, surgery, hospital outpatient reporting, pathology and laboratory procedures...

Q2: Distinguish between CPT codes for medical specialties, surgery, hospital outpatient reporting, pathology and laboratory procedures and other procedures based on the sections included in category I.

QUESTION 1 Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), payments for services are: A.paid on...

QUESTION 1 Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), payments for services are: A.paid on a fee-for-service basis B.set in advance C.discounted from provider customary fees D.based of physician billed charges 10 points QUESTION 2 Which paper and electronic claims forms are used by hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to reflect institutional (facility) charges? A.CMS 1500 or 837P B.UB-92 or 837P C.UB-04 or 837I D.CMS 1500 or ABN 10 points QUESTION 3 The excision of benign or malignant lesions...

Under normal operation, a dairy plant requires 4 kg/s of saturated steam at 2 MPa, which...

Under normal operation, a dairy plant requires 4 kg/s of saturated steam at 2 MPa, which is extracted from the turbine of a cogeneration plant. Steam enters the turbine at 8 MPa and 500 ºC at a rate of 11 kg/s and leaves at 20 kPa. The extracted steam leaves the process heater as a saturated liquid and mixes with the feedwater at the constant pressure. The mixture is then pumped to the boiler pressure. Determine. (a) the rate of...

Part 4 – CVP Analysis Seth’s Airway Cleaning Services, operating at full capacity, sold 10,000 units...

Part 4 – CVP Analysis Seth’s Airway Cleaning Services, operating at full capacity, sold 10,000 units at a price of $175 per unit during the year. Their income statement is as follows: Sales ............................................... $1,750,000 Cost of goods sold ............................ 1,450,000 Gross Profit ........................................ $300,000 Expenses: Selling expenses ..................... $53,000 Administrative expenses .......... $47,000 Total Expenses ........................................................ $100,000 Income from operations ........................................... $200,000 The division of costs between fixed and variable is as follows: Fixed Variable Cost of goods sold...

Question