the cost of ed inefficiency
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E.D. INEFFICIENCY
If 2% of those people
WALK AWAY,that’s 50 people per month
Take a hospital that averages
30,000 ED visits every year
(That’s 2,500 people each month)
would have neededRADIOLOGY
would have neededINPATIENTSERVICES
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Assuming an average ED facility charge of $1,381 per patient, that’s a monthly loss of
$69,050
$471Average price of
a radiology facility service.
$15,674The average price of
an inpatient facility stay.
$11,304 $109,718
Total 2% LWOT:$69,050 + $11,304 + $109,718 =
$190,072 per month or
yearly revenue loss yearly revenue loss
$2,280,864 per year.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Emergency Department Summary Tables. Retrieved from cdc.gov: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ahcd/nhamcs_emergency/2010_ed_web_tables.pdf
Health Care Cost Institute Inc. Health Care Cost and Utilization Report: 2011.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2010 Emergency Department Summary Tables