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8/15/2016 1 Considerations for Improving Health Center Operations Presented by Michael Holton Holton Healthcare Consulting, Inc. Raleigh, NC [email protected] www.holtonhealthcare.com Tennessee Primary Care Association August 17, 2016 0 I. Welcome & Introductions 9:00am II. Executive Management Overview of Revenue Cycle as Basis for Operations 9:15am III. The Impact of Budgeting, Data and Accountability on Ops Improvements 10:15am Lunch 11:30 am IV. Costing for Understanding Provider Staffing and Services 12:15pm V. Other Influences on Productivity & Efficiencies Incentive-Based Compensation Data Driven Decisions Other 2:30pm VI. Discussion 3:00pm VII. Next Steps & Adjourn 3:30pm

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  • 8/15/2016

    1

    Considerations for Improving Health Center

    Operations

    Presented by Michael Holton

    Holton Healthcare Consulting, Inc.

    Raleigh, NC

    [email protected]

    www.holtonhealthcare.com

    Tennessee Primary Care Association

    August 17, 2016

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    I. Welcome & Introductions 9:00am

    II. Executive Management Overview of

    Revenue Cycle as Basis for Operations 9:15am

    III. The Impact of Budgeting, Data and

    Accountability on Ops Improvements 10:15am

    Lunch 11:30 am

    IV. Costing for Understanding Provider

    Staffing and Services 12:15pm

    V. Other Influences on Productivity & Efficiencies

    Incentive-Based Compensation

    Data Driven Decisions

    Other 2:30pm

    VI. Discussion 3:00pm

    VII. Next Steps & Adjourn 3:30pm

    mailto:[email protected]

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    How can Executive Management better understand and manage the billing and revenue cycle function.

    What are KPIs and how can Executive Management use them to assure that efforts in billing and collections are productive, efficient and meet organizational goals.

    Discuss relationships of volume, revenues and expenses to each other.

    What is the future if we dont focus on continuous process improvement?

    How does productivity affect the bottom line, both directly and indirectly?

    Using data to determine our current status and future goals.

    Executive Management Overview of the Revenue Cycle as a Basis for Operations

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    Revenue cycle performance in healthcare is particularly challenging due to:

    The complex nature of services to be billed;

    The complex specifications for billing practices;

    The number of varied employees that contribute to the process;

    The systems and tools used to capture and process billing information;

    and,

    The unending variation that occurs in each of these dimensions.

    Revenue Cycle Management: A Life Cycle

    Approach for Performance Measurement and System Justification

    2010 Health Information and Management System Society (HIMSS)

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    Todays healthcare revenue cycle remains as complex as ever.

    Growing need for high performance with changing environment

    Cash and cash position increasingly important

    Need for results-driven organizations

    Working towards goals of ideal outcomes oversight and standards for: Finance Department clean audit; timely reporting; viable operation

    Service Providers expectation of high quality services and productivity

    Administration federal measures; compliance; board and management performance; community perception; patient satisfaction

    Billing???????? Revenue cycle performance????????

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    What is the Revenue Cycle?

    Appointment

    Scheduling

    Registration/CertificationPatient Reception

    Patient Clinical Visit

    Service Delivery

    Documentation &

    Coding

    Charge Processing/C heck Out

    Patient Statement &

    Claim ProductionClaims & Patient Payments

    Processing

    Denied Claims

    Management

    Accounts Receivable

    Management and

    Collections

    The

    Revenue

    Cycle

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    What are some things Executive Management Should Know About the Revenue Cycle?

    Billing Issues

    Front office competency directly affects billing success

    Accurate information and the verification process is key

    Training there is frequently high turnover of front desk staff; and thus making

    sure that all staff understand their responsibilities is crucial

    Eligibility verification explore all internet and system options

    Proper completion and entry of registration information is key

    Feedback loop with the billing department must be established so that front

    desk staff understand the impact of their actions. Oftentimes the best form for

    the communication is a facilitated peer-to-peer interaction

    Operational Issues

    Must know services you offer, plans you accept, operational structure

    Excessive wait times can result from slow patient processing

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    Billing Issues

    Billing cannot fix provider coding issues, but may be able to identify them

    Billing may be able to fix some of the front end issues on the previous slide,

    but it is more efficient to reduce errors

    Your practice management/EMR system cannot correct errors, but it can

    minimize them through edit checks and restriction of inputs

    Nowadays, completion of the electronic record by providers can affect claims

    filing, patient statements and revenue maximization

    Patient statements should be mailed monthly. Should be an

    acknowledgment or approval that this is done each month. Should

    include a contact name and phone number for questions.

    Claims should be sent no less that once weekly, more often if a larger

    health center. Are you currently receiving any notice each time they are

    sent?

    Should receive a report showing number of claims sent by payer

    Report should show the value of the claims sent, with FQHC Medicare and PPS valued at their cost rates.

    Must have a collections strategy for both patients and claims.

    Management needs to be sure this is followed. Might want to include

    an installment plan system for patients.

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    Denial Management Denial management is the process of understanding and monitoring the

    denial of claims billed to third parties (e.g. Medicaid, Medicare, privateinsurance).

    The objective of denial management is to understand the reasons whyclaims are being denied, and use this information to identify the rootcause of the denial in the billing system, and then correct the underlyingdeficiency.

    How is denial management often accomplished? Periodic review of explanation of benefit statements received Appropriate denial information being captured by the practice management system

    Things Executive Management Should Know About the

    Back End of the Revenue Cycle

    How Can Executive Management Better Understand the Billing Process?

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    Why Document the Revenue Cycle? Training of new staff is much more effective.

    Measuring staff performance is easier when responsibilities are clearly identified.

    It is an opportunity to improve systems that may result in more dollars, better productivity and patient satisfaction

    Why is Documenting the Revenue Cycle Important to Executive Management? Leadership involves setting clear direction and expectations related to

    job performance.

    Executive Management will gain an in-depth understanding of the revenue cycle through a documentation exercise.

    Reviewing the revenue cycle should include looking at:

    Front desk and Appointments

    Registration

    Exam room (by provider)

    Cashier/Appointment scheduling/ Check-out

    Billing

    Patient Statement & Claims Production

    Claims & Patient Payments Processing

    Denied Claims Management

    Accounts Receivable Management & Collections

    FrontOffice

    BackOffice

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    Consider process flow (or work flow) mapping for documenting the revenue cycle..

    Why? One of the fastest ways to lower errors, increase productivity and improve patient service

    Flow charts are easy-to-understand diagrams showing how steps in a process fit together. This makes them useful tools for communicating how processes work, and for clearly documenting how particular jobs within the revenue cycle are accomplished.

    The act of mapping a process in flow chart format helps everyone clarify their understanding of the process, and identify where the process can be improved.

    A flow chart can therefore be used to: Define and analyze processes;

    Build a step-by-step picture of the process for analysis, discussion, or communication; and

    Define, standardize or find areas for improvement in a process

    Also, by conveying the information or processes in a step-by-step flow, you can then concentrate more intently on each individual step, without feeling overwhelmed by the bigger picture.

    The process will help reconcile what you think is happening vs. what is actually happening

    Documentation of the Revenue Cycle

    Patient Registers

    Claims sent to payor (non-capitation)

    Denials Investigated and Corrected

    Patient Seen By Provider

    Provider Completes Encounter Form

    Patient Released at Front Desk

    Claim Report Prepared

    Encounter Form Processed

    Remittance Received with Payment

    Billing Department Reconciles and Posts

    Resubmission of Denied Claims

    Month Ending Journal Entries Posted

    In any sequential process, problems at the beginning flow downstream. To understand these processes, it is necessary to understand cycle time (how long it takes to get done) vs. process time (how long it takes to do an individual step)

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    1. Choose a Process Decide what you want to improve. It might be the entire revenue cycle or only a part of it (i.e., registration). Best bet are processes which are time consuming, error prone, and/or critical to success.

    2. Assemble a Team - should include staff from the lowest to highest levels directly involved in the operation. Must have an approval process for recommended changes to the work flow in order to be effective.

    3. Map out the Way Work is Currently Done diagram each step showing decisions and/or process actions and other important aspects of the current work. This can be accomplished with interviews of staff, having them share documents and other steps needed to accomplish tasks. It is often easier to sketch out individual tasks first, the go back and fill-in the details.

    4. Identify Problem Areas areas where staff feel there are current major issues that need addressing, i.e., patient satisfaction, waste or significant delays. If too many, use 80/20 rule: work on 20% of the areas that cause 80% of the problems.

    5. Brainstorm Solutions What changes can be introduced to the process to

    improve problem areas identified. Hopefully, there is consensus among

    those affected.

    6. Action Steps - change the flow to establish a set of action steps that

    need accomplishing before the process can be modified.

    7. Assign Responsibilites assign staff responsibilities for each action step

    and set deadlines for completion.

    8. Create a Master Plan Summarize responsibility for actions and

    deadlines. Distribute plan to participants to make certain it accurately

    reflects decisions.

    9. Follow Through

    Meet every two weeks for progress reports and interaction

    If needed, hold another brainstorming session

    Adjust master plan when and where appropriate

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    Executive Management Needs Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for the Revenue Cycle Function

    If you do not measure it, you cannot manage it. --W. Edwards Deming

    He is regarded as having had more impact upon Japanese manufacturing and business than any other individual not of Japanese heritage.

    What is a Key Performance Indicator?

    Numerical Factor

    Used to quantitatively measure performance

    Activities, volumes, etc.

    Business processes

    Financial assets

    Functional groups

    The revenue cycle

    Source: BearingPoint, Key Performance Indictors

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    KPI Introduction

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business

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    Report entitled Revenue Cycle Management: A Life Cycle Approach for Performance Measurement and System Justification.

    Addresses revenue cycle issues and establishes performance measures and best practice standards in the following areas:

    Upstream Scheduling; patient access; pre-authorization/verification and financial counseling.

    Midstream Case management; charge capture/documentation; charge description master maintenance (fee schedule) and Health Information Management.

    Downstream Billing/claim submission; cashiering/refunds/adjustments; 3rd

    party follow-up/processing/payment posting; customer service and collections/outsourcing

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    Healthcare Information and Management

    Systems Society (HIMSS)

    A comprehensive strategy to transform the revenue cycle by helping leaders Measure performance, Apply evidence-based practices for improvement, and Perform to the highest standards.

    Addresses revenue cycle standards in four areas: Patient Access

    Revenue Integrity

    Claims Adjudication

    Management

    KPIs have been developed for each area

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    Healthcare Financial Management

    Association (HFMA) MAP Initiative

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    Reviewed the HFMA and HIMSS measures and standards Many apply to hospitals Some measures are very sophisticated, such that data may not be available to

    health centers Includes services or functions health centers either dont provide or do not

    provide intensively enough for establishing KPIs or standards, i.e., case management, pre-authorizations, etc.

    Suggest KPIs in the same four areas as HFMA: Patient Access Revenue Integrity Claims Adjudication Management

    Health centers should determine additional KPIs as applicable to individual revenue cycle management issues.

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    How About Revenue Cycle Key Performance

    Indicators (KPI) for FQHCs?

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    Some Suggested Key Performance Indicators for

    FQHCs

    Patient Access Front Office Performance

    Key Performance Indicator HIMSS Measure

    HFMA Measure

    Registration Error Ratio - -

    Insurance Eligibility Verification Rate 98%

    Point of Service Cash Collected 65%

    Returned Mail Percentage < 5%

    Medicaid Eligibility Screening -uninsureds

    100%

    Medicaid Eligibility Screening Medicare Onlys

    100%

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    Some Suggested Key Performance Indicators for

    FQHCs

    Revenue Integrity

    Key Performance Indicator HIMSS Measure

    HFMA Measure

    Days to Posting of Charges 85%

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    Some Suggested Key Performance Indicators for

    FQHCs

    Management

    Key Performance Indicator HIMSS Measure

    HFMAMeasure

    Days in AR by Insurance Payer

    Days in AR - Patients

    Bad Debt - % of Net Revenue

    Front Office Cash Collections % to Patient Net Revenue

    Case Mix Net Revenue vs. Collections/Payer Type/Visit

    Billing Managers sometimes communicate in a foreign language.

    There is no Billing Manager school for FQHCs.

    Need to expand the Billing Managers responsibility to include management of the revenue cycle.

    Have regular meetings with Billing Manager and get more details about things not understood. Ask for acronyms to be explained.

    The Billing Managers primary responsibility is to figure ways to get paid, sometimes irresponsibly or without proper knowledge.

    Have the Billing Manager participate in any state-wide efforts with billing networks or other billing managers

    Should consider having Billing Manager attend seminars, workshops and webinars sponsored by the National Association of Community Health Centers and your states Primary Care Association.

    Be certain to have a succession plan for your billing managers position. Do not simply assume that having an assistant position will necessarily assure continuing operations.

    Hold the Billing Manager accountable based on KPIs. All Executive Management staff should be involved, not just Supervisor.

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    Sufficient service/patient demand

    Provider supply and availability that reasonably match

    demand for services

    Operating infrastructure (e.g., staff, practice

    management system) and processes that facilitate

    moving patients efficiently through the system

    Volume Revenues Expenses.theyre related.

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    Meeting mission, vision & values

    Providing the maximum number of services to the maximum number of patients in service population while staying financially viable and building reserves

    Patients, services, quality, mission, revenue, cost, regulatory requirements and financial health all combine in a delicate balance. Problems in one area can easily upset the delicate balance.

    Environmental pressures are threatening the CHCs delicate balance. Health reform will increase competition for patients who have a

    payment source (e.g. Medicaid, private insurance), with the potential to erode an FQHCs -

    Payor mix Patient base

    Because of health reform, Federal and state governments are taking a new look at the health care financing system, potentially impacting FQHCs - Reimbursement rates

    Subsidies for uncompensated care

    Primary Care Medical Home

    Accountable Care Organizations

    The cost of providing healthcare services are increasing. Health centers are trying to improve provider productivity at

    varying levels of success.

    OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF A CHC THE REALITY

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    Benchmarking often describes comparing health center performance to national averages or medians

    Meeting or beating the national average does not necessarily mean success Because of the delicate balance, a center could meet or exceed benchmarks in

    one area but still not have successful overall performance. For example, a health center could have average provider productivity, but because of payormix and/or grant support it could still lose money

    What is most important is to determine budget needs, establish plans that best address those needs, and then monitor achievement or lack of achievement, adjusting course if possible.

    A centers best benchmark is itself. Performance vs. prior periods is more important than vs. a peer group

    Executive management must be in charge of health center operations

    Health center management must perform detailed, systematic analyses to

    understand operations and how they affect productivity and performance.

    Anecdotal information, assumptions, or the way weve always done

    things, will give a misleading picture of how a health center functions and

    what needs to change to improve performance.

    Various tools are available to measure operational performance in each

    health center department.

    Once management understands its operations, it can begin to develop

    effective solutions for improvement.

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    Internal Benchmarks Establishing the Annual Operating Budget

    Preparation of a carefully constructed annual operating budget allows

    management to anticipate and prepare for financial success in the coming

    year.

    Projecting a budget begins with the determination of assumptions

    (internal and external) and a projection of what level of visit volume is

    needed to generate sufficient revenues for:

    1. Breakeven with anticipated expenses

    2. Generation of additional monies to establish sufficient cash reserves

    3. Additional profits to cover:

    a. Replacement of fixed assets

    b. New or expanded services or sites

    c. Bonuses/Incentives for providers and other staff

    d. Other investments or arrangements

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    Projected Visit Report

    ABC Health Center - Budgeted Visit Report

    Employee Position

    Medical

    FTE

    Average

    Visits Site A Site B Site C

    Total

    Budgeted

    Visits

    Dr. S. Smith Internist/Medical Dir. 0.4 4,302 1,721 1,721

    Dr. B. Scott Pediatrics 1.0 4,056 4,056 4,056

    Dr. P. Lee Pediatrics 1.0 2,500 2,500 2,500

    Dr. H. Grafton Internist 1.0 3,935 3,935 3,935

    Dr. A. Rosen Internist 1.0 4,202 2,101 2,101 4,202

    Dr. L. Hanks Geriatrics 1.0 3,815 3,815 3,815

    Dr. J. Diaz Internist 1.0 4,200 4,200 4,200

    Ann Ramondo Nurse Practitioner 1.0 2,059 2,059 2,059

    Leslie Arnold Nurse Practitioner 1.0 2,364 2,364 2,364

    Rosa Ferraro Nurse Practitioner 1.0 2,628 2,628 2,628

    Total 9.4 10,480 8,400 12,600 31,480

    Average Annual Visits Per Full Time Equivalent Provider = 3,349

    Payor Mix:

    Changes in economy resulting in changes in payor mix

    Implementation of Medicaid Managed Care, Child Health

    Programs, Family Health Programs

    Age of community

    Changes in policy, (i.e., welfare reform, State programs -

    uncompensated care)

    Projected Visit Report

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    New Sites and/or Services:

    Opening/Closing of a site

    Consider whether a new site will shift visits from an

    existing site.

    Adding new services/departments

    Projected Visit Report

    Revenue Projection

    Patient Services Revenue Projections :

    Site A Site B Site C Total

    Visits 10,480 8,400 12,600 31,480

    Revenue

    Patient Services Revenue

    Medicaid 451,084$ 239,400$ 399,000$ 1,089,484

    Medicaid Managed Care 41,040 63,000 94,500 198,540

    Medicare 125,325 63,000 157,500 345,825

    Self-Pay 13,470 22,050 22,050 57,570

    Other Third Party 29,925 31,500 55,125 116,550

    Total Patient Services Revenue 660,844 418,950 728,175 1,807,969

    How were determinations made about revenue per visit?

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    Bottom Line

    Site A Site B Site C Total

    Visits 10,480 8,400 12,600 31,480 Revenue

    Total Patient Services Revenue 660,844 418,950 728,175 1,807,969

    Grants & Contracts 468,150 318,364 521,546 1,308,060

    Wraparound 39,670 62,636 93,954 196,260

    Interest Income 1,000 500 1,250 2,750

    Miscellaneous 855 746 300 1,901

    Total Revenues 1,170,519$ 801,196$ 1,345,225$ 3,316,940$

    Expenses

    Salaries

    Direct 375,000 230,000 368,000 973,000

    Fringe Benefit 90,000 55,200 88,320 233,520

    Supplies 94,800 74,000 114,510 283,310

    Total Direct Expenses 726,438 492,796 774,248 1,993,482

    Total Indirect Expenses 454,438 297,789 559,691 1,311,918

    Total Expenses 1,180,876 790,585 1,333,939 3,305,400

    Income (Loss) (10,357)$ 10,611$ 11,286$ 11,540$

    Is the $11,540 bottom line enough to meet annual goals?

    Cash Reserves at 2-3 months of operating expenses

    2 months of $3,305,400 = $ 550,900

    Assume equipment depreciation of $50,000 year

    Salary increases of 3% will require $75,550 (includes fringe)

    Why Might the $11,540 Not Be Enough?

    Assumptions for Bottom Line Needs

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    Assume building of cash reserves to 60 days over three year

    period:

    $ 550,900 3 years = $ 185,000/year

    Equipment Replacement $ 50,000/ year

    Salary increases $ 75,550/next year

    Bottom Line Needs = $ 310,550

    Current Generation ( 11,540)

    Addl Revenue Needs =$ 299,010

    Why Might the $11,540 Not Be Enough?

    Assumptions for Bottom Line Needs

    Addl Revenue Needs $ 299,010

    Patient Services Revenue $1,807,969

    Wraparound Revenue 196,260

    Total Patient Revenue $ 2,004,219

    Visits 31,480

    Revenue/Visit $ 63.67

    Additional Revenue Needs $ 299,010 = 4,696

    Revenue/Visit 63.67 Addl Visit

    Needs

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    Additional Visit Needs 4,696

    Original visit projection 31,480

    Total Visit Needs for Budget 36,176

    Provider FTEs 9.4

    New Visit Goal per Provider 3,850

    Previous Budget 3,348

    Increase 502

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    STEP 1

    We Must Set our Productivity Goals!

    What Level of Productivity can we Realistically Expect to Achieve?

    Step 2: Setting Goals for Productivity

    The goal for the outcome of the productivity equation should be to maximize the fill rate

    If our goal is to see 21 patients per day within a 7-hour clinical time, then the equation calculates as:

    21 net result = Filled appointment slots of 21 X 20% (Net No Show Rate ) = 26 filled slots/day X 230 days in clinic = 4830 Visits/FTE

    21 per day equates to 3 patients seen per hour

    220 X 7 hours/day = 1,540 hours patient time

    4,620 1,540 = 3 patients/hour

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    21 Patient Visits Per Day or 4,620/FTE/Year

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    The goal for the outcome of the productivity equation should be to maximize the fill rate

    If our goal is to see 24 patients per day within a 8-hour clinical time, then the equation calculates as:

    24 net result = Filled appointment slots of 21 X 20% (Net No Show Rate ) = 29 filled slots/day X 230 days in clinic = 5,520 Visits/FTE

    24 per day equates to 3 patients seen per hour

    230 X 8 hours/day = 1,840 hours patient time

    5,520 1,840 = 3 patients/hour

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    24 Patient Visits Per Day or 5,520/FTE/Year

    Productivity targets must be clearly communicated and understood by all

    parties

    Providers, support staff, schedulers, other administrative staff

    This includes discussing what happens to the volume when there are no-

    shows, schedules are changed without approval, etc.

    Productivity includes scheduler productivity as well

    The center should establish guidelines for numbers of appointments scheduled by each scheduler just in the same way the center would establish provider

    productivity targets

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    STEP 2

    DATA THAT HELPS PRODUCTIVITY

    SYSTEMS

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    No Shows by Provider

    Walk Ins by Provider

    Unfilled appointment slots by Provider

    3rd next available appointment by Provider

    Patient cycle time

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    Consider no shows as anything that disrupts the appointment schedule:

    Patients who simply do not show for their appointment with no notice

    Patients who call either the evening before or the day of their appointment and cancel

    Data Collection & Reporting

    Must be calculated daily (Monday, Tuesday, etc.) Must be by provider

    If your result is a percentage, what are you using as a denominator?

    Filled appointment slots for the day, or

    Available appointment slots for the day

    Provider Monday Tuesday Wed Thurs Fri Average

    Provider 1

    22.2% 22.4 18.5 17.8 18.4 19.9

    Provider2

    20.4% 17.8 18.1 17.9 15.9 18.0

    Provider 3

    21.9% 21.8 23.4 20.8 24.2 22.4

    Provider4

    15.5% 14.6 18.4 13.6 15.3 15.5

    Provider 5

    21.6% 22.0 13.7 23.6 22.3 20.6

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    Consider walk-ins as anything that disrupts the

    appointment schedule:

    Patients who simply show for their appointment with no notice

    Patients who call either the evening before or the day of their appointment are worked-in.

    Data Collection & Reporting

    Must be calculated daily (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)

    Must be by provider

    If your result is a percentage, what are you using as a denominator?

    Filled appointment slots for the day, or

    Available appointment slots for the day

    Provider Monday Tuesday Wed Thurs Fri Average

    Provider 1

    2.2% 8.4 8.5 7.8 1.4 5.7

    Provider2

    10.4% 7.8 8.1 7.9 5.9 8.0

    Provider 3

    2.9% 2.6 3.8 7.8 6.2 4.7

    Provider4

    7.5% 6.6 7.4 5.6 8.3 7.1

    Provider 5

    5.6% 4.0 6.7 7.6 3.3 5.4

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    Provider Monday Tuesday Wed Thurs Fri Average

    Provider 1

    20.0% 14.0 10.0 10.0 17.0 14.2

    Provider2

    10.0% 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0

    Provider 3

    19.0% 19.2 19.6 13.0 18.0 3.6

    Provider4

    8.0% 8.0 11.0 8.0 7.0 8.4

    Provider 5

    16.0% 18.0 7.0 16.0 19.0 15.2

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    Must determine what constitutes a full schedule for

    each provider.

    How many hours of clinical time are established for each work day? 7 hours? 8 hours?

    How many slots are considered a full schedule for an hour of patient time? 2? 3? 4?

    How many patient visits do you want to have at days end? 16? 21? 24?

    Data Collection & Reporting

    Must be calculated daily (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)

    Must be by provider

    Will your PMS give you the data? If not, then what is involved in counting it manually?

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    Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5

    2/1 4 8 4 2 5

    2/2 5 10 4 9 5

    2/3 5 9 5 4 4

    2/4 2 3 3 3 7

    2/7 6 3 2 2 6

    2/8 1 11 2 11 8

    2/9 7 8 4 10 4

    2/10 3 5 3 4 4

    2/11 5 5 3 6 5

    2/14 0 6 2 5 3

    2/15 3 4 2 4 7

    2/16 6 0 4 3 4

    2/17 4 5 5 6 6

    2/18 5 3 4 6 6

    Totals 56 80 47 75 74

    % Unfilled/Day 19% 27.2% 16% 25.5% 25%

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    Defined as average length of time in days between the day a patients makes a request for an appointment with a [provider] and the third available appointment for a new patient physical, routine exam or return visit exam.

    Health centers should understand the implications of this measure typically, full patient demand means the 3rd next available appointment is about two weeks

    Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement (www.ihi.org)

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    Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5

    2/1 2 1 4 2 5

    2/2 3 1 4 1 5

    2/3 Same 1 5 4 4

    2/4 2 1 3 3 1

    2/7 4 Same 2 2 2

    2/8 4 Same 2 1 1

    2/9 3 Same 4 1 3

    2/10 2 Same 3 1 3

    2/11 1 1 3 3 2

    2/14 Same 1 2 3 2

    2/15 3 1 2 2 1

    2/16 2 Same 4 1 2

    2/17 4 3 5 3 4

    2/18 5 2 4 2 1

    2/21 1 1 1 1 2

    2/22 1 Same 1 2 1

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    Consider time patient arrives at reception until they

    check out and leave the health center:

    Data needs to be captured at each health center site

    Should not count those only arriving for prescriptions or refills or for taking labs, or should count separately

    Data Collection & Reporting

    Must be calculated daily (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)

    Should be totaled for month and an average determined by patient

    Some EHRs now have time stamps for this purpose. May want to start simply by only measuring arrival and departure

    times.

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    Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5

    2/1 95 80 125 75 78

    2/2 110 70 110 65 80

    2/3 90 105 105 67 85

    2/4 125 90 110 58 90

    2/7 85 85 95 70 95

    2/8 115 88 125 75 80

    2/9 99 110 130 55 75

    2/10 89 68 115 45 78

    2/11 120 100 110 50 84

    2/14 100 75 120 80 75

    2/15 95 78 125 50 80

    2/16 90 80 100 40 66

    2/17 100 95 105 45 70

    2/18 110 100 110 55 85

    2/21 75 65 120 65 58

    Average 105 86 114 60 74

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    Elements/Milestones in Patient Cycle

    Patient Arrival

    Registration arrival

    Registration complete

    Move to exam room

    Vitals/specimen taken &

    patient ready for provider

    Interaction with Provider

    Provider-Patient interaction

    complete

    Move to check out

    Check out complete

    Patient departure

    *Initial Focus if Concept is New to Your Health Center

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    Cycle times per health center site should be given to Practice Improvement committee

    Goal should be to bring recommendations to the CEO for changes that would increase efficiencies

    Consider a Nurse manager in the back office at each health center that would be utilized as a traffic cop

    Primary responsibility would be to keep exam rooms full at all times.

    Must coordinate with front office, nurses and providers.

    Must listen to providers about their needs in developing a productive environment

    Doesnt mean they need more nurses Must consider keeping them focused on seeing patients

    Step 3

    WE MUST ESTABLISH A PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT

    FOR OUR PROVIDERS!

    Delivery of Patient Service

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    Patient Arrives in

    Clinical Area From

    Registration

    Have Exam Room

    Cleaned and

    Prepped for Next

    Visit

    Call for Medical

    Chart

    Medical Record

    Available?*

    Ancillary

    Service

    Needed?

    Provider

    Ready?

    Exam Room

    Prepared?

    Patient Checkout/

    Billing Office

    *Health Centers with

    Electronic Medical Records

    eliminate this question.

    Patient Exam

    YES

    NO

    YES

    NOYES

    Patient Waits

    Patient Routed to

    Ancillary Department

    NO

    YES

    Objective - To prepare facilities and patients for a productive visit with a provider as quickly as possible

    Clinical support staff (e.g. nurses, medical assistants) impact patient flow and provider productivity. They should:

    Understand and perform their job functions (e.g., retrieve and prepare patients

    in a timely manner, prepare exam rooms, maintain exam room supply

    inventory);

    Have supervision who monitors performance and resolves issues that

    negatively influence performance;

    Be organized in a workable staffing model (i.e., nurses versus MAs) that has

    a sufficient complement. There is not a right staffing model instead health centers tend to equalize the cost of

    these staff by the skill level mix (i.e. CHCs with a nurse staffing model tend to have less clinical support staff per provider).

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    Role of Providers in Increasing

    Productivity

    Objective - To provide the highest possible quality of care to the maximum

    number of patients

    Providers should:

    Direct questions/comments/requests regarding appointment scheduling to the

    appropriate manager, not the staff person who performs the function.

    Discuss schedule changes with the Chief Medical Officer as soon as possible (and

    secure approval, as appropriate).

    Arrive at work at least 15 minutes before their first appointment each day (everyone

    needs prep time).

    Resist the natural tendency to treat all the conditions of medically complex patients

    who have been noncompliant (e.g., repeat no-shows) during a single visit.

    Establish a protocol to identify and then reschedule noncompliant patients.

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    Providers should:

    Minimize time devoted to non-patient care activities

    Occasions requiring long travel times (e.g., between care

    sites) during the middle of the day; Consider

    benefit/disadvantages of such schedules

    Administrative time

    Time off during peak volume cycles

    Consistently document care, at least sufficiently to support

    selected diagnostic and procedure codes, before each patient is

    discharged.

    Maintain an ongoing dialogue with support staff regarding ways to

    increase the teams collective productivity.

    Share impediments to increased productivity with management

    and jointly conclude ways to eliminate them.

    MANAGEMENT

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    Management will be most effective when they enable, not dictate, increased productivity

    (EVENTUALLY) Implement Incentive compensation

    Will encourage increased provider productivity Will not remove operational impediments that suppress it Make start the conversation about, or make the providers

    stakeholders in, removing obstacles to productivity

    Operating processes that are clearly defined, thoroughly understood and consistently carried out are key

    Keep key operating data, i.e., 3rd next available appointment by provider, no shows, walk-ins, patient satisfaction, etc.

    ROLE OF MANAGEMENT IN INCREASING

    PROVIDER PRODUCTIVITY

    Monitoring staff conformity with defined processes is required to ensure continued compliance.

    Measure process time

    Measure patient cycle time

    Identify bottlenecks

    Review exam room utilization

    Review patient satisfaction surveys

    Directly observe patient flow

    Identify space needs of operations

    Review health center space layout

    Establish provider schedules and appointment scheduling

    Create a continuous feedback loop that informs ALL parties.

    Oftentimes the best forum for communication is facilitated peer-to-peer interaction.

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    STEP 4

    Utilizing The Appointment Scheduling System to Assure Productivity Levels

    Management Must Be Involved in Our Appointment Scheduling System

    Step 3: Implementing a Productivity Program

    There is a direct relationship between the appointment schedule and the number of visits done at the health center

    In turn, this will be reflected in the financial and mission performance of the health center

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    The Schedule is either a facilitator of, or an obstacle to access &

    productivity

    The Schedule is owned by the health center.

    The Schedule is a proxy measure for efficiency of resources

    Resources including human resources, fixed assets, supplies, etc.

    When the schedule is well-designed and adhered to, it will assist patients

    in obtaining the health care services they need

    Staff will be clear on how to handle patients requests for appointments

    Patient satisfaction with the process will be high

    The schedule will help regulate the input of patients into the operations of the health center and assist in speeding patient flow

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    When the schedule is not well designed, patients cannot

    access the center when they need to

    Providers have full schedules, yet productivity is not

    optimal

    The health center may be experiencing financial or

    other difficulties

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    The final template is a product of trial and error. Must adjust for

    Net No Shows.

    Ideally, each providers appointment template will be based on their

    individual experience with no shows and walk-ins.

    Aim is toward maximal productivity on the part of providers along

    with ease of accommodating patients in slots

    Must test the fact that schedules can be completely filled with

    desired number of full slots. If not, then must analyze unfilled

    appointment slots and 3rd next available appointment data. There

    must be an alignment between number of providers and demand.

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    For a 24 visit schedule, assume providers work 8 am to 12 pm, and 1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday (or in a 21 visit schedule, maybe 9 am to 12pm and 1pm to 5pm.

    Provider has 2 exam rooms available for work. Appointments for problems and follow-ups are scheduled

    every 15 minutes, across more than one room Physicals are given 2 slots, and are limited to two per

    session, one in each room, other room is blocked during this time

    The new patient, physical and procedure slots are not restricted if 3rd next available appointments are less than 8 days or if there are consistently unfilled appointment slots based on the data.

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    Scheduling staff should make every attempt to schedule the next available appointment that meets patient specifications.

    Practice management system should have an built in algorithm that facilitates the identification of next available slots.

    On a regular basis, the front office manager and/or business manager should:

    Review and monitor the scheduling of patient visits;

    Check that appointments are being double/triple-booked, as appropriate; and

    Review the impact of special requests on appointment scheduling (e.g., unanticipated provider schedule changes).

    Schedulers should fill the full days schedule.

    Dont stop scheduling appointments early.

    Use same-day appointment to fill open and cancelled appointment slots.

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    Conclude provider schedules (i.e., availability) and

    scheduling templates (i.e., standard time slots by

    provider for each appointment type) as policy

    Deviation from this policy should require the Chief Medical Officers or CEOs approval

    Dont put Schedulers in the unenviable position of debating scheduling issues with providers

    Ultimately, the schedule belongs to the center, not

    the provider

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    To keep the schedule simple, a health center should try to limit the types of appointments as much as possible

    Physicals (new patients and existing patients) are usually the longest types (30 minutes)

    Problem Visits -- new and existing patients (15 minutes)

    Urgent Care Visits new and existing patients (15 minutes)

    Follow Up Visits (15 minutes)

    Procedures (if your center does them) (15-30 minutes)

    Using these set appointment types will also encourage the utilization of the slots for all kinds of patients on a daily basis those who call in, recall visits at the providers behest, walk-ins, etc.

    Limiting appointments by type, i.e., physicals, new patients, can be a barrier to care.

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    Pros

    Able to calculate no-show rates by visit type easily (e.g., HIV visits)

    Helps regulate supply of visits to certain types of care, like

    procedures, the HIV example, etc.

    Cons

    Too much detail can cause the wrong appointment type to be chosen

    May unnecessarily restrict access to care

    If the specific appointment type is not available for 4 months, should a patient really be kept waiting, especially if other appointment types of the same length are going unfilled?

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    Consider Staggering Staff/Provider Hours

    The schedule will not work well if the health center opens the front desk at 8:00 a.m. it needs to open at 7:30 or 7:45 to be viable

    Support staff also must be in the center ready to work.may need to stagger hours

    The provider must also arrive no later than 7:45 everyone needs time to get the day started and to be prepared

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    Lunch hour has been provided for in these examples It will always happen that patients run over time, and support staff

    will need to adjust accordingly

    Managers have to adjust staffing schedules on the fly in order to maintain services

    Closing time is also in this example Staffing properly by staggering starting and ending times of staff will

    allow for individuals to be available to serve the patients as they

    present

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    Providers have other things to do that are incident to their direct patient

    care

    Review of laboratory reports

    Writing case reports for other physicians

    Phoning Patients for questions, lab results, etc.

    Some centers provide set-aside administrative time for these activities (not

    recommended)

    The most productive providers do this work between patients, around lunch

    time, after-hours, etc.

    Meetings also take valuable time

    These should be scheduled as often as possible in the morning, the evening, and over lunchtime

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    Costing for Understanding Provider

    Staffing and Services

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    Description Worksheet Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5 Provider 6 Provider 7 Provider 8 Provider 9 Totals

    Provider Cost

    Salary/Contract Amount A 112,500 120,008 101,999 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 115,000 104,000 953,507

    Fringe Benefits B 20,813 22,201 18,870 18,500 18,500 18,500 18,500 21,275 19,240 176,399

    Nursing Salary & Fringe Allocation C 60,577 96,924 72,693 121,155 121,155 121,155 121,155 121,155 121,155 957,122

    Medical Supplies D 14,582 14,489 6,406 15,809 14,318 13,340 6,150 12,416 19,016 116,524

    Allocation of Space Costs E 5,602 8,963 6,722 11,204 11,204 11,204 11,204 11,204 11,204 88,510

    Other Direct Costs F 5,529 8,846 6,634 11,057 11,057 11,057 11,057 11,057 11,057 87,352

    2,379,414

    Share of Overhead Costs G 77,984 124,775 93,581 155,969 155,969 155,969 155,969 155,969 155,969 1,232,154

    Total Provider Costs 297,587 396,206 306,905 433,693 432,203 431,224 424,034 448,075 441,640 3,611,568

    Analysis

    Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5 Provider 6 Provider 7 Provider 8 Provider 9 Totals

    Provider FTE 0.50 0.80 0.60 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 7.90

    Appointments Slots 18/Day X 220 X FTE 1,980 3,168 2,376 3,960 3,960 3,960 3,960 3,960 3,960 31,284

    Cost Per Appointment Slot 150.30 125.07 129.17 109.52 109.14 108.90 107.08 113.15 111.53 115.44

    Visits 1,878 1,866 825 2,036 1,844 1,718 792 1,599 2,449 15,007

    Unfilled Slots 102 1,302 1,551 1,924 2,116 2,242 3,168 2,361 1,511 16,277

    Annual Cost of Unfilled Slots 15,330 162,835 200,341 210,714 230,945 244,143 339,227 267,148 168,515 1,839,197

    Unfilled Slots @ Revenue/Visit 14,851 189,571 225,826 280,134 308,090 326,435 461,261 343,762 220,002 2,369,931

    Lost Opportunity Dollars 4,209,128

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    Affordable Provider Cost at Current Fill Level

    Total Provider Cost 3,611,568

    Filled Slots % of Total Slots Available

    15,007 31,284 = 48.00%

    Affordable Provider Cost 1,733,553

    Average Cost Per FTE Provider

    or $ 3,567,130 7.9 FTEs = 451,535

    Number of FTEs supported by Current

    Provider Productivity 3.84

    Current Provider Visits Per FTE 1,900

    Required Level Per FTE at Affordable Level 3,960

    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Totals Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Totals

    Provider 1 0 19 19 19 56

    Provider 2 26 26 26 26 26 130 0

    Provider 3 23 17 19 59 0

    Provider 4 26 26 26 26 26 130 0

    Provider 5 26 26 26 78 26 26 52

    Provider 6 0 26 26 26 26 26 130

    Provider 7 26 26 26 26 26 130 0

    Provider 8 26 26 26 26 26 130 0

    Provider 9 14 28 26 16 84 28 28

    Totals 167 175 52 149 52 0 741 45 45 52 45 52 266

    Site One

    Provider Template Slots

    Site Two

    Provider Template Slots

    Is Your Schedule Designed Such That it Produces Desired Results?

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    Total Weekly Slots Available

    MD's (totals for 1 week X 44 weeks) 10,780

    Mid-Levels (totals for 1 week X 44 weeks) 33,528

    Totals 44,308

    Analysis Actual Variance

    Ann'zed Visits From Actual

    Available Slots X 12 Months = Annual Visits 44,308

    X No Show Rate of 35% 15,508

    Net Billable Visits from Current Schedule 28,800 15,601 13,199

    X Average Collections Per Visit of $145.00 = $4,176,000 $2,262,145 $1,913,855

    Excess

    % No Show % Fill Rate Revenue Cost (Loss)

    Date Day of Week # Providers 8-12noon 12-1pm 1-5pm Totals 8-12noon 12-1pm 1-5pm Totals

    Site One - Monday's

    1/4/2016 Monday 5.00 43 13 46 102 33 9 35 77 24.5% 78.46% 11,211.20 12,863.50 (1,652.30)

    1/11/2016 Monday 5.00 42 15 41 98 32 15 36 83 15.3% 75.38% 12,084.80 12,863.50 (778.70)

    1/25/2016 Monday 4.33 31 18 44 93 25 11 33 69 25.8% 82.61% 10,046.40 11,139.79 (1,093.39)

    Totals Site One - Monday's 116 46 131 293 90 35 104 229 21.8% 33,342.40 36,866.79 (3,524.39)

    Site One - Tuesday's

    1/5/2016 Tuesday 3.00 21 19 24 64 21 18 20 59 7.8% 88.89% 8,590.40 7,718.10 872.30

    1/12/2016 Tuesday 3.00 16 9 26 51 12 8 22 42 17.6% 70.83% 6,115.20 7,718.10 (1,602.90)

    1/19/2016 Tuesday 4.33 19 20 22 61 18 14 19 51 16.4% 58.70% 7,425.60 11,139.79 (3,714.19)

    1/26/2016 Tuesday 3.00 11 17 16 44 7 15 14 36 18.2% 61.11% 5,241.60 7,718.10 (2,476.50)

    Totals Site One - Tuesday's 67 65 88 220 58 55 75 188 14.5% 27,372.80 34,294.09 (6,921.29)

    Site One - Wednesday's

    1/6/2016 Wednesday 5.00 32 7 35 74 25 6 31 62 16.2% 61.67% 9,027.20 12,863.50 (3,836.30)

    1/13/2016 Wednesday 4.00 26 3 30 59 16 2 28 46 22.0% 61.46% 6,697.60 10,290.80 (3,593.20)

    1/20/2016 Wednesday 5.00 43 9 40 92 37 8 37 82 10.9% 76.67% 11,939.20 12,863.50 (924.30)

    1/27/2016 Wednesday 5.00 28 6 35 69 22 4 34 60 13.0% 57.50% 8,736.00 12,863.50 (4,127.50)

    Totals Site One - Wednesday's 129 25 140 294 100 20 130 250 15.0% 36,400.00 48,881.30 (12,481.30)

    # of Patients Scheduled

    # of Patients Seen

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    January 2016 Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5 Provider 6 Provider 7 Provider 8 Provider 9 Totals

    Number Scheduled

    Mondays 54 61 41 37 51 51 47 25 60 427

    Tuesdays 56 59 53 47 57 71 50 21 95 509

    Wednesdays 53 53 56 9 21 0 50 28 72 342

    Thursdays 17 55 69 64 67 47 48 34 51 452

    Fridays 32 54 55 0 25 0 50 22 67 305

    212 282 274 157 221 169 245 130 345 2035

    Number Kept (or Seen)

    Mondays 40 36 27 27 34 35 34 23 40 296

    Tuesdays 44 41 38 24 37 41 22 17 64 328

    Wednesdays 41 33 29 7 18 0 39 26 42 235

    Thursdays 13 46 40 40 46 25 35 25 31 301

    Fridays 32 44 39 0 19 0 37 17 43 231

    170 200 173 98 154 101 167 108 220 1391

    % Not Kept (or No Show %)

    Mondays 0.259 0.410 0.341 0.270 0.333 0.314 0.277 0.080 0.333 0.307

    Tuesdays 0.214 0.305 0.283 0.489 0.351 0.423 0.560 0.190 0.326 0.356

    Wednesdays 0.226 0.377 0.482 0.000 0.143 0.000 0.220 0.071 0.417 0.313

    Thursdays 0.235 0.164 0.420 0.375 0.313 0.468 0.271 0.265 0.392 0.334

    Fridays 0.000 0.185 0.291 0.000 0.240 0.000 0.260 0.227 0.358 0.243

    Provider

    Slots Available Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5 Provider 6 Provider 7 Provider 8 Provider 9 Totals

    Mondays 78 78 78 54 78 67 68 74 79 654

    Tuesdays 93 86 84 64 90 72 52 83 98 722

    Wednesdays 99 96 100 14 96 0 100 97 75 677

    Thursdays 26 104 104 98 104 40 104 104 84 768

    Fridays 52 104 104 0 104 0 104 104 112 684

    348 468 470 230 472 179 428 462 448 3505

    Number Scheduled

    Mondays 54 61 41 37 51 51 47 25 60 427

    Tuesdays 56 59 53 47 57 71 50 21 95 509

    Wednesdays 53 53 56 9 21 0 50 28 72 342

    Thursdays 17 55 69 64 67 47 48 34 51 452

    Fridays 32 54 55 0 25 0 50 22 67 305

    212 282 274 157 221 169 245 130 345 2035

    Fill Quotient

    Mondays 0.692 0.782 0.526 0.685 0.654 0.761 0.691 0.338 0.759 0.653

    Tuesdays 0.602 0.686 0.631 0.734 0.633 0.986 0.962 0.253 0.969 0.705

    Wednesdays 0.535 0.552 0.560 0.000 0.219 0.000 0.500 0.289 0.960 0.505

    Thursdays 0.654 0.529 0.663 0.653 0.644 1.175 0.462 0.327 0.607 0.589

    Fridays 0.615 0.519 0.529 0.000 0.240 0.000 0.481 0.212 0.598 0.446

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    January February 1/2 March Totals Annualized

    Analysis

    At 90% Fill rate and: 3,155 2,823 1,672 7,650 36,720

    If No Show Rate were 30% 2,208 1,976 1,171 5,355 25,704

    Difference from Actual Visits 817 711 393 1,921 9,221

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit $118,977 $103,567 $57,154 $279,698 $1,342,548

    If No Show Rate were 20% 2,524 2,259 1,338 6,120 29,376

    Difference from Actual Visits 1,133 994 560 2,686 12,893

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit $164,907 $144,674 $81,501 $391,082 $1,877,192

    At 80% Fill rate and: 2,804 2,510 1,486 6,800 32,640

    If No Show Rate were 30% 1,963 1,757 1,040 4,760 22,848

    Difference from Actual Visits 572 492 262 1,326 6,365

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit $83,254 $71,594 $38,217 $193,066 $926,715

    If No Show Rate were 20% 2,243 2,008 1,189 5,440 26,112

    Difference from Actual Visits 852 743 411 2,006 9,629

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit $124,080 $108,134 $59,859 $292,074 $1,401,953

    At 70% Fill rate and: 2,454 2,196 1,301 5,950 28,560

    If No Show Rate were 30% 1,717 1,537 910 4,165 19,992

    Difference from Actual Visits 326 272 132 731 3,507

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit 47,466 39,622 19,280 106,368 510,567

    0

    If No Show Rate were 20% 1,963 1,757 1,040 4,760 22,848

    Difference from Actual Visits 572 492 262 1,326 6,365

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit 83,254 71,594 38,217 193,066 926,715

    Current Fill Rate = 58% 64% 67% 62%

    At Current Fill rate and: 2,035 2,002 1,236 5,273 25,310

    If No Show Rate were 30% 1,425 1,401 865 3,691 17,717

    Difference from Actual Visits 34 136 87 257 1,234

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit $4,950 $19,802 $12,667 $37,419 $179,611

    If No Show Rate were 20% 1,628 1,602 989 4,219 20,251

    Difference from Actual Visits 237 337 211 785 3,768

    $ Value @ $145.60/Visit $34,507 $49,067 $30,722 $114,296 $548,621

    Actual Patients Seen 1,391 1,265 778 3,434 16,483

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    Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5 Totals

    Physician Physician Physician FNP PA

    4 hours admin. time per provider

    4 hours X 44 weeks (220 days 5 days) 176 176 141 176 176 845

    Patient Visits - 4 hours admin X 12

    visits 528 528 422 528 528 2,534

    Cost Per Appointment Slot Unfilled 126.66 126.91 130.03 121.79 121.05 125.09

    Total Cost of Administrative Time 66,876 67,009 54,873 64,303 63,914 316,977

    Loss Revenue at $ 100/visit 52,800 52,800 42,200 52,800 52,800 253,400

    Total Financial Impact of Adminstrative Allowance 119,676 119,809 97,073 117,103 116,714 570,377

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    Adj to 100%

    Net Net # of Days # of Days Avg. Days FTE Days

    Provider Name FTE Total Hrs. Holiday Vacation Sick CME Other Worked FTE Worked In Yr/FTE Off Off

    Provider 1 0.06 132.50 18.00 114.50 0.06 14 17 2 35

    Provider 2 1.00 2,080.00 88.50 137.50 97.00 38.00 8.00 1,711.00 0.82 214 260 46 46

    Provider 3 0.28 583.00 24.00 9.00 10.00 540.00 0.26 68 73 5 19

    Provider 4 1.00 2,080.00 96.00 211.00 104.50 16.00 1,652.50 0.79 207 260 53 53

    Provider 5 1.00 2,080.00 89.25 150.00 21.00 18.50 1,801.25 0.87 225 260 35 35

    Provider 6 0.82 1,696.00 95.50 112.50 107.00 16.00 1,365.00 0.66 171 212 41 51

    Provider 7 0.11 224.00 8.00 8.00 208.00 0.10 26 28 2 19

    Provider 8 0.51 1,064.00 32.00 80.00 4.50 947.50 0.46 118 133 15 28

    Provider 9 0.28 584.00 24.00 4.00 556.00 0.27 70 73 4 12

    Totals and Averages 5.06 10,523.50 457.25 730.00 323.00 59.00 58.50 8,895.75 4.28 124 146 23 33

    Analysis of Provider Time Off

    # of Work Days in Year = 260.00

    Avg.Work Days off Per Provider 33.00

    Avg Work Days Per Provider 227.00

    Outliers

    Provider 2 46

    Provider 4 53

    Provider 5 35

    Provider 6 51

    Cost of Excess Days

    53 Days X Avg Provider Cost/Day of $ 1758 = $93,190

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    Excess

    % No Show % Fill Rate Revenue Cost (Loss)

    Date Day of Week # Providers 5-6pm 6-7pm 7-8pm Totals 5-6pm 6-7pm 7-8pm Totals

    Site One

    1/4/2016 Monday 2.00 5 8 0 13 4 6 0 10 23.1% 65.00% 1,456.00 1,979.00 (523.00)

    1/5/2016 Tuesday 2.00 7 6 0 13 5 4 0 9 30.8% 65.00% 1,310.40 1,979.00 (668.60)

    1/7/2016 Thursday 1.00 3 1 0 4 3 1 0 4 0.0% 40.00% 582.40 989.50 (407.10)

    1/11/2016 Monday 2.00 5 7 0 12 3 6 0 9 25.0% 60.00% 1,310.40 1,979.00 (668.60)

    1/12/2016 Tuesday 2.00 8 6 0 14 5 6 0 11 21.4% 70.00% 1,601.60 1,979.00 (377.40)

    1/14/2016 Thursday 1.00 3 3 0 6 2 2 0 4 33.3% 60.00% 582.40 989.50 (407.10)

    1/19/2016 Tuesday 1.00 4 3 0 7 2 2 0 4 42.9% 70.00% 582.40 989.50 (407.10)

    1/21/2016 Thursday 1.00 3 3 0 6 3 2 0 5 16.7% 60.00% 728.00 989.50 (261.50)

    1/25/2016 Monday 2.00 5 6 0 11 5 4 0 9 18.2% 55.00% 1,310.40 1,979.00 (668.60)

    1/26/2016 Tuesday 3.00 8 5 0 13 7 4 0 11 15.4% 43.33% 1,601.60 2,968.50 (1,366.90)

    1/28/2016 Thursday 1.00 5 5 0 10 5 3 0 8 20.0% 100.00% 1,164.80 989.50 175.30

    Totals Site One - January 2016 56 53 0 109 44 40 0 84 22.9% 12,230.40 17,811.00 (5,580.60)

    Late Hours

    # of Patients Scheduled

    Late Hours

    # of Patients Seen

    Central Office

    Patient Services & Other Revenue Visits Rate/Visit Net Revenue Visits Rate/Visit Net Revenue Revenue Visits Net Revenue

    Medicare 609 83.52 50,864 628 83.52 52,451 1,237 103,314

    Medicare Managed Care 517 83.52 43,180 232 83.52 19,377 749 62,556

    Medicaid 1,508 99.62 150,227 396 99.62 39,450 1,904 189,676

    Medicaid Managed Care 835 99.62 83,183 232 99.62 23,112 1,067 106,295

    Private Insurance/Other 729 76.30 55,623 425 76.30 32,428 1,154 88,050

    Self-Pay @ 200% or Above 0 58.08 0 0 58.08 0 0 0

    Self-Pay Below 200% 2,882 12.00 34,584 1,656 12.00 19,872 4,538 54,456

    Federal Grant Funds 1,110,331 1,110,331

    Other Revenue 80,777 80,777

    Total Revenue 7,080 417,660 3,569 186,688 1,191,108 10,649 1,795,456

    Allocation of CO Revenues 1,036,633 154,475 (1,191,108) 0

    Revenue After Allocation of CO 1,454,293 341,163 0 1,795,456

    Expenses Personnel

    Total Salaries Cost 475,701 213,810 373,171 1,062,682

    Fringe Benefits 122,303 54,971 95,942 273,216

    Total Personnel Cost 598,004 268,781 469,113 1,335,898

    Contract Expenses 54,612 9,566 127,178 191,356

    Supplies 36,827 6,562 12,208 55,597

    Total Other Expenses 48,445 48,589 120,998 218,032

    Total Operating Expenses 737,888 333,498 729,497 1,800,883

    Allocation of Central Office Costs 503,353 226,144 (729,497)

    Total Cost of Operations Per Site 1,241,241 559,642 0 1,800,883

    Revenues Over (Under) Expenses 213,052 (218,479) (5,427)

    TotalsSite One Site Two

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    STEP 5

    Are We Meeting Our Goals?

    We Must Continue to Monitor Progress Using Data to Evaluate

    We Must Make Adjustments When Results Arent Meeting Our Goals

    Step 4: Evaluation and Review

    Monthly Monthly Variance YTD YTD Variance

    Budget Actual Over(Under) Budget Actual Over(Under)

    Billiable Patient Visits

    Site/Provider #1

    Medicare 50 35 (15) 600 650 50

    Medicaid 150 134 (16) 1,800 1,820 20

    Private Insurance 30 33 3 360 350 (10)

    Self-Pay Patients 110 125 15 1,320 1,400 80

    Other 10 14 4 120 110 (10)

    Total for Site/Provider #1 350 341 (9) 4,200 4,330 130

    Site/Provider #2

    Medicare 55 50 (5) 660 625 (35)

    Medicaid 165 160 (5) 1,980 2,080 100

    Private Insurance 35 40 5 420 450 30

    Self-Pay Patients 105 110 5 1,260 1,330 70

    Other 10 11 1 120 95 (25)

    Total for Site/Provider #2 370 371 1 4,440 4,580 140

    Total for All Sites/Providers

    Medicare 530 540 10 6,360 6,400 40

    Medicaid 1,550 1,675 125 18,600 17,900 (700)

    Private Insurance 400 410 10 4,800 4,650 (150)

    Self-Pay Patients 1,350 1,440 90 16,200 17,500 1,300

    Other 200 190 (10) 2,400 2,150 (250) Total for All Providers 4,030 4,255 225 48,360 48,600 240

    Walk-ins 20% 25% 5% 20% 26% 6%

    No Shows 30% 40% 10% 30% 42% 12%

    New Patients

    Medicare 6 3 (3) 72 61 (11)

    Medicaid 45 38 (7) 540 490 (50)

    Private Insurance 3 1 (2) 36 30 (6)

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    Provider 1 Provider 2 Provider 3 Provider 4 Provider 5

    2/1 4 8 4 2 5

    2/2 5 10 4 9 5

    2/3 5 9 5 4 4

    2/4 2 3 3 3 7

    2/7 6 3 2 2 6

    2/8 1 11 2 11 8

    2/9 7 8 4 10 4

    2/10 3 5 3 4 4

    2/11 5 5 3 6 5

    2/14 0 6 2 5 3

    2/15 3 4 2 4 7

    2/16 6 0 4 3 4

    2/17 4 5 5 6 6

    2/18 5 3 4 6 6

    Totals 56 80 47 75 74

    % Unfilled/Day 19% 27.2% 16% 25.5% 25%

    Provider Monday Tuesday Wed Thurs Fri Average

    Provider 1

    20.0% 14.0 10.0 10.0 17.0 14.2

    Provider2

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    Provider 3

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    Provider4

    8.0% 8.0 11.0 8.0 7.0 8.4

    Provider 5

    16.0% 18.0 7.0 16.0 19.0 15.2

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    Is your health center environment

    structured in a way that ensures the

    highest

    effectiveness and efficiencies?

    What are the components of successful health centers

    culture that support an incentive compensation

    system?

    Accountability

    Goal Setting

    Provider focused

    Productive environment

    Incentive Compensation

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    Transparency Providers and staff have to understand how the system works, and

    how their job duties contribute to the overall performance of the center

    Also must know how much they can potentially earn either in dollars, or percent of salary

    Customization An incentive system has to be designed to fit the centers

    operations

    Must have an adequate reporting system on progress or lack there of.

    Size of the Center The system should be proportional and realistic

    A center with a budget of $5 million probably cannot support a total package of incentives worth $500K it is out of scale with the centers operations

    WHAT MAKES AN INCENTIVE SYSTEM WORK?

    MAKING INCENTIVES MEANINGFUL

    Amount of the incentive

    Target incentive compensation must be large enough to be a

    meaningful incentive

    May mean limiting participants

    Linked directly to performance

    Incentives cannot be pennies from heaven

    Established around distinct criteria

    A center should have requirements for participation in the

    incentive program

    Who participates if everyone gets incentive comp regardless

    of individual performance, is there any true incentive?

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    POTENTIAL PARTICIPATION CRITERIA

    Minimum FTE requirement

    e.g., 50% FTE minimum

    Minimum length of service, and/or prorated based on length of

    service during the year being incentivized

    e.g., must be employed minimum of 6 months in the year, then

    prorated to actual length of service

    Employment status on date of payment

    Must be an employee in good standing on the date of payment

    Cannot be in a performance plan or on probation

    Establishing an incentive system can be a culture change

    Providers and staff may have chosen to work in a CHC because of

    a (perceived) lack of focus on accountability; may be accustomed

    to this type environment

    Personnel may consider a helping culture to be more to their

    liking

    e.g., an example center where 50% of the provider team said

    they didnt want incentive compensation, because it would

    change the workplace too much

    They preferred an environment where the most productive

    physician noted that she voluntarily works extra shifts to

    assist her colleagues who have children and family

    obligations, and the team didnt want to upset that kind of

    dynamic

    CENTER CULTURE

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    A center must develop a system that works within the environment

    that exists at the center in terms of its finances, culture, and

    operations

    Incentive systems ultimately call into question every operating

    tenet that the center has

    Changes the way the center views teamwork, cost

    containment, roles and responsibilities, outreach, customer

    service, etc.

    With the alignment of goals, expect that outspoken members of the

    team will question the activities of coworkers, including senior

    leaders, who become more accountable to the rest of the team as to

    how their jobs impact the centers performance

    IMPLEMENTING AN INCENTIVE SYSTEM

    Provider Incentive Funding and

    Participation

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    Provider eligibility Participation should be based on a minimumFTE standard.

    New Hires - providers should be on staff for one quarter prior to

    participation to allow providers time to familiarize themselves with

    the program and to build up a patient panel.

    Threshold - The distribution of the funding for each component is

    distributed among participating providers based on the performance

    standards set by the organization. Performance standards are set by

    determining acceptable minimum thresholds.

    Weight of Component Each component carries a percentage

    weight that determines the value of each component when

    calculating the overall performance rating of a provider.

    FACTORS TO CONSIDER PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION

    Budget Neutral Approach Minimum or baseline productivity should

    balance budget revenue expectations

    Ability to Fund Incentive Pool Must have dollars set aside to pay

    incentives.

    Quality Importance A zero score on quality should have the result of

    no incentive/bonus payments

    FTE Definition Providers and management must agree on the FTE

    definition used to determine productivity.

    Agreement on Services to be Included The service areas should be

    agreed upon between management and providers that will be used to

    assign units for productivity.

    Factors to consider prior to plan implementation

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    Linking performance to incentive compensation could be executed in the following manner:

    A. Risk

    1) Cost of living adjustment at 3% to fund the pool

    B. Opportunity-Based Increase

    1) Group productivity incentive at 20% of net collections over standard

    INCENTIVE POOL FUNDING

    A. Risk

    In lieu of annual salary increases for providers, the cost of living adjustment

    can be utilized to fund the incentive compensation plan.

    Total Providers 2015 Annual Base Salary $800,000

    Expected 2015 Cost of Living Adjustment (3%) $24,000*

    Total Providers 2016 Base Salary $800,000

    Expected 2016 COLA (3%) $24,000

    2016 Incentive Pool Funding $48,000

    INCENTIVE POOL FUNDING

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    B. Opportunity-Based Increase

    Step One: Calculate Total Productivity

    Current Target FTEs Annual Visits Annual Visits

    Physician Standard Billable Visits 20 4,000 4,200

    Mid-level Standard Billable Visits 10 2,400 2,500

    (Billable visits count after provider has worked for six months)

    Note: Target visits is approximately 5% above current productivity

    INCENTIVE POOL FUNDING

    B. Opportunity-Based Increase (continued)

    Step Two: Calculation of Incremental Visits

    Visit Total

    FTEs Target Visits

    Physicians 20 4,200 84,000

    Mid-levels 10 2,500 25,000

    Total Visits 109,000

    Target Quarterly Visits (109,000/4) 27,250

    Billable Visits for Quarter (actual) 29,250

    Incremental Visits (Actual Target) 2,000

    INCENTIVE POOL FUNDING

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    B. Opportunity-Based Increase (continued)

    Step Three: Calculate an average collection per visit using current billable visits

    Evaluation of Collections:

    Cash Collected for Quarter: $1,112,500

    330 Grant Quarterly Allocation 350,000

    Total Collections $1,462,500

    Current Billable Visits for Quarter 29,250

    Average Collection Per Visit ($1,462,500/29,250) $50.00

    Incremental Visit Collections ($50 X 2,000) $100,000

    Funding of the Pool ($100,000 X 20%) $20,000

    INCENTIVE POOL FUNDING

    Incentive Plan Structure

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    Goals should be carefully chosen to balance conflicting

    priorities, such as encouraging improvement in

    provider efficiency and effectiveness while maintaining

    a high level of quality of care. Categories of goals

    could include:

    Productivity

    Patient Satisfaction

    Quality of Care

    Contribution to the Organization

    COMPONENTS OF A PROVIDER PERFORMANCE

    MONITORING PROCESS

    Productivity is a key measure of provider performance. Increasing productivity can:

    Maximize patient throughput Realize additional revenue Increase a health centers capacity to meet the needs of the

    community

    The most effective way to evaluate provider productivity is to use visits to measure financial contribution, and Relative Value Units (RVUs) to measure service contribution.

    PROVIDER PRODUCTIVITY

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    Providers (both physicians and mid-levels) can be evaluated against benchmarks appropriate for each provider level. Sample quarterly benchmarks are as follows:

    Score Standing Score Quarterly Visits per FTE

    Exceeds Expectations 4 1,200

    Meets Expectations 3 1,000

    Needs Improvement 2 850

    Does Not Meet Expectations 1 < 750

    Based on this example, a provider with 700 visits per FTE would score a 2 (Needs Improvement). Productivity is calculated utilizing billable visits. It is therefore imperative that provider coding patterns are monitored.

    PROVIDER PRODUCTIVITY SCORING

    Patient satisfaction is critical to maintaining and/orincreasing market share. Efforts to increase productivityand efficiency should enhance rather than mitigate patientsatisfaction. Providers who strive to meet their patientsexpectations should be acknowledged and rewarded.

    It is extremely important to extract provider satisfactionfrom the patients overall health center experience.Therefore, factors beyond the providers control, such ashealth center amenities, waiting times not associated withprovider efficiency, front office staff performance, etc.,should not be included in the evaluation instrument.

    PATIENT SATISFACTION

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    The following issues could be included when selecting goals relating topatient satisfaction:

    Medical care received

    Ability to communicate treatment/medicine requirements, etc.

    Listening and addressing questions/concerns

    People Skills

    The best way to gather this information is to use a provider-specific patient

    satisfaction questionnaire. This questionnaire would be stand for all

    providers and can be distributed to patients on a quarterly or on-going

    basis.

    PATIENT SATISFACTION

    1. Do you feel your provider listened and understood your concern(s)?

    Not at all ____ Somewhat____ Well____ Very Well____ Does Not

    Apply______

    2. How well did your provider meet your primary medical needs?

    Poor ____ Fair ____ Good____ Excellent ____ Does Not

    Apply______

    3. How complete was your provider in explaining your condition and treatment

    options?

    Poor ____ Fair ____ Good ____ Excellent ____ Does Not

    Apply_____

    4. Would you recommend your physician/provider to family and friends?

    Not at all ____ Maybe ____ Likely ____ Absolutely ____ Does Not

    Apply_____

    PATIENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE SAMPLE

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    Evaluating a providers performance regarding patient satisfaction can beaccomplished by collecting the completed questionnaires and calculating the totalnumber of points realized by each provider divided by the total possible points.

    For example:

    How interested is your physician/provider in you and your medical problem(s)?

    Not at all ___ Somewhat___ Interested___Very Interested___Does Not Apply ___

    Points (0) (1) (2) (3) (0)

    Suppose twenty patients completed a 5-question questionnaire for Provider A,resulting in a total of 200 points out of a possible 300 (66.7%).

    PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORING

    Each of the survey questions will be totaled using the same methodology toderive an overall score as follows:

    Score Standing % of Total Point Targets Score

    Exceeds Expectations 70% 4

    Meets Expectations 60% 3

    Needs Improvement 50% 2

    Does Not Meet Expectations < 50% 1

    Based on this scoring system, Provider A having received a score of 62.5%

    would receive a score of 3.

    PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORING

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    Quality of Care is a tenet of any healthcare organization and is a central component ofprovider responsibility. Providers should be held accountable to provide the highestquality of care to his/her patients. Quality of Care can be measured on many levels.Categories could include:

    Prevention/Primary Care

    Immunizations/Vaccinations

    Vision and Hearing Screening

    Cholesterol Screening

    Annual Pap Smear

    Condition/Disease Specific

    Asthma Management (Adult and Pediatric)

    Diabetes Management

    Hypertension Management

    QUALITY OF CARE

    Documentation

    Accurate Documentation of Medical Record

    Match Between ICD-9 and CPT Codes

    Up-to-date Problem List

    Providers and Management must work together to pre-

    determine the specific quality goals within each category as

    well as benchmarks that should be used to evaluate the

    providers with respect to the achievement of such goals.

    QUALITY OF CARE

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    Quality of Care can be measured on a PASS/FAIL score. An overall Pass/Fail score for each participating provider

    will be assigned based on results from the selected measures.

    Because the overall evaluation of participating providers is a weightedaverage of the four component scores, the Pass/Fail score for Quality ofCare must be assigned a numeric value. The Pass/Fail results will be linkedto a numeric score as follows:

    Pass/Fail Result Numeric ScorePass 4Fail 1

    QUALITY OF CARE SCORING

    Providers play an important role in improving operations by ensuring continuity of and access to care, and by actively participating in their communities. These activities often go beyond the job description and should be encouraged and rewarded.

    Contribution to the organization/community can be measured in many ways, including the following: Participation in internal and external committees Participation in marketing, outreach and community service

    activities which enhance the health centers exposure Participates in teaching, mentoring or research activities either

    internal and or external Maintenance of CME requirements Maintenance of academic appointments, participation in teaching

    programs, participation in research

    CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION/COMMUNITY

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    A providers contribution to the organization/community can be evaluated by collecting the completed questionnaires and calculating the total number of points realized by each provider divided by the total possible points.

    Example

    Response scores for questions may vary. Suppose using a ten question form, Provider A has a total score of 20 points out of a total possible score of 30 points, or 66.7% of total possible points.

    % of Total Possible

    Score Standing Points Targets Score

    Exceeds Expectations 75% 4

    Meets Expectations 65% 3

    Needs Improvement 55% 2

    Does Not Meet Expectations < 55% 1

    Based on this scoring system, Provider A would have received a score of 3.

    CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION/COMMUNITY

    SCORING

    The Provider Performance Monitoring Process will utilize benchmarks to

    score three of the four components. The benchmarks for these components

    are linked to the following numeric scoring range:

    4=Exceeds Expectations

    3=Meets Expectations

    2=Needs Improvement

    1=Does Not Meet Expectations

    The Quality of Care results of Pass or Fail are assigned an automatic

    numeric score of 4 or 1, respectively.

    OVERALL SCORING

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    The overall score of the providers results is determinedby the weight distribution of each component. In theexample below, the sample organization chose todistribute the overall score in the following manner:

    Provider Productivity 40%

    Quality of Care 30%

    Patient Satisfaction 20%

    Contribution to the Organization 10%

    Total 100%

    OVERALL SCORING

    Weighted

    Component Score Weight Score

    Provider Productivity 2 35% .7

    Quality of Care 4 25% 1.0

    Patient Satisfaction 3 20% .6

    Contribution to the Organization 3 20% .6

    Weighted Summary Score 100% 2.9

    To calculate a total weighted summary score, multiply each component

    score by its respective weight and then sum the totals. Below is the

    weighted summary score for a sample provider:

    OVERALL SCORING

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    Compare the total weighted scores amongst providers to determine their

    percentage of the incentive compensation pool

    Overall Scoring/Payment

    Total Weighted

    Points

    % of Points/ Incentive

    Comp Pool

    Incentive Comp

    Earned

    Provider A 2.1 13% 6,334$

    Provider B 3.4 20% 9,744$

    Provider C 3.6 22% 10,718$

    Provider D 1.6 10% 4,872$ Failed quality

    Provider E 2.9 17% 8,282$

    Provider F 3.1 18% 8,770$

    Total 16.7 48,720$

    Since a score of 1 is the minimum, measure points above the minimum to

    create a greater differential

    Overall Scoring/Payment Greater Differential

    Total Weighted

    Points

    Points Above

    Minimum

    % of Points/ Incentive

    Comp Pool

    Incentive

    Comp Earned

    Provider A 2.1 1.1 10% 4,872$

    Provider B 3.4 2.4 22% 10,718$

    Provider C 3.6 2.6 24% 11,693$

    Provider D 1.6 0.6 6% 2,923$ Failed quality

    Provider E 2.9 1.9 18% 8,770$

    Provider F 3.1 2.1 20% 9,744$

    Total 10.7 48,720$

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    Provider Distribution Option 2:

    Direct Pool Distribution

    Total Incentive Compensation Funding - $20,000

    Provider Productivity Funding Distribution 50%

    Provider Productivity Pool Distribution - $10,000

    Quality Required - No

    Provider Work

    RVUs/FTE

    Dist % Pool Distribution

    Handler 2,500 31% $3,100

    Jeffreys 2,600 33% $3,300

    Smith 2,900 36% $3,600

    Total 8,000 100% $10,000

    Funding Distribution Among Providers

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    Total Incentive Compensation Funding - $20,000 Patient Satisfaction Funding Distribution 25% Patient Satisfaction Pool Distribution - $5,000 Quality Required - Yes

    Provider Patient

    Satisfaction*

    Dist % Pool Distribution

    Quality

    Handler 94% 52% $2,600 Pass

    Jeffreys 89% N/A $0 Fail

    Smith 86% 48% $2,400 Pass

    Total 180%** 100% $5,000

    * percentage of total available survey points

    ** total of applicable providers only

    Funding Distribution Among Providers

    Total Incentive Compensation Funding - $20,000

    Contribution to the Organization Funding Distribution 25%

    Contribution to the Organization Pool Distribution - $5,000

    Quality Required - Yes

    Provider Contribution

    Calculation

    Dist % Pool Distribution

    Quality

    Handler 50% 41% $2,050 Pass

    Jeffreys 100% N/A $0 Fail

    Smith 80% 59% $2,950 Pass

    Total 135%** 100% $5,000

    ** total of applicable providers only

    Funding Distribution Among Providers

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    Total Incentive Compensation Funding - $20,000

    Totals By Provider

    Provider Productivity Patient

    Satisfaction

    Contribution to

    the Organization

    Total Pool

    Distribution

    Handler $3,100 $2,600 $2,050 $7,750

    Jeffreys $3,300 $0 $0 $3,300

    Smith $3,600 $2,400 $2,950 $8,950

    Total $20,000

    Funding Distribution Among Providers

    All staff of the health center will be encouraged to

    support:

    a highly productive organization

    a high quality organization

    an organization where patient satisfaction is required

    superior customer service

    efficiency, attendance, and pitching in

    Staff Goal Setting

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    All line staff are in alignment when they can clearly

    articulate how their job responsibilities can assist the center in

    meeting its stretch goals

    Because it is usually impractical to consider individual goals

    for all staff members, one method is to compare organizational

    performance in terms of billable visits per provider FTE for

    the whole year

    An increase is a good proxy measure for increased revenues

    Remember: self-pay visits are considered billable, so there

    is no conflict with the health centers mission

    Staff Goal Setting

    Assumption: Prior year average billable visits per provider

    FTE was 3,500

    Model: Organization must pass minimum quality standard

    and minimum patient satisfaction standard, and the center

    meets its target of $400,000 net income (after accruing for

    incentive payments).

    If these are passed, and billable visits increase by at least 5%

    or 3,675 billable visits per provider FTE, staff would be

    incentivized as follows:

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    Current Year Billable Visits

    Per Provider FTE Bonus on Salary

    3,675 3,850 1.5%

    3,850 4,025 2.5%

    4,025 4,200 3.5%

    > 4,200 5%

    Note that this method would already take into account a pro-rating of an employees FTE

    SAMPLE STAFF INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

    Data Driven Decision Making

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    Process of making choices based on appropriate analysis of

    relevant information.

    Important because with the right data at the right time,

    decisions have better outcomes

    Must establish a system of reporting that answers

    managements questions.

    Must identify benchmarks and performance targets in order to

    measure progress.

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    There is a danger to solely relying on experience and intuition (this is what

    worked last time, or this is how weve always done it) and ignoring performance

    measurement data. Gut feeling and seat of the pants decisions can lead to less

    than desirable results! This system works less well as an organization grows

    There are also dangers to an over-reliance of data for decisions. An enlightened

    decision maker will balance data analysis results with their experience.

    Of key importance is to establish measures to quickly identify trends

    Through annual operating budget and longer-term strategic planning processes,

    health center should establish goals and objectives for data and

    outcomes.measures that indicate progress or lack of progress.

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    Assign limited resources to different business segments of the health

    center:

    Sites

    Departments

    Services

    Capital (including IT)

    Determine how much business volume will be generated and what types

    of services will be provided

    Establish where to focus efforts on Process Improvement and/or

    reengineering

    Determine how employees will be compensated and rewarded

    DECISIONS:

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    Developing the Data

    Reporting System

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    Helps to find problem areas, success areas, and stagnant areas.

    Evaluates where previous decisions are working, or not working.

    Summary data will allow leadership to focus on the most critical

    elements, however there must be decisions about what critical elements

    are important.

    Proper construction of data reports and performance measures can

    indicate proper support of the mission and vision of the health center.

    Data and reporting need to be designed such that those below senior

    leadership can make decisions at the safest level. Policies and

    procedures also support this design.

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    Short and concise

    May include graphs and charts

    Allows for drill down to the details

    Can be designed to show relationship between various factors

    Can be approximate, rather than 100% accurate, so as to ensure expediency of review.

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    Identify the performance area and audience

    Financial Position and Performance - CFO

    Clinical Services/Patient Care - CMO

    Operations - COO

    Other MIS, Compliance, HR, etc.

    Everything!!! CEO, Board

    Aggregate all measures in each performance area

    Identify measures critical to the centers success

    Narrow measures down to those that are the most useful at any given point

    in time

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    Design one-page dashboards that:

    Present measures based on a fre