Healthcare Planning and Driver-Based Models

What is the recommended approach for adjusting drivers to flex volume, workload, revenue, and departmental plans in healthcare planning?

What type of models are more efficient for healthcare planning?

What should be identified for each department in order to establish workload intensity statistics?

What should be taken into account when designing a healthcare planning model?

How should staffing differences on nursing floors be accommodated in healthcare planning?

Stand-alone spreadsheet models are not easily adjusted for varying volume and rate assumptions.
Proper statistical relationships are necessary to adjust drivers to flex volume, workload, revenue, and departmental plans.
Driver-based models are more efficient for healthcare planning.
Workload intensity statistics should be identified for each department.
The relationship between department workload stats and global drivers should be established.
Intuitive calculation methods should be used to show the impact of volume and rate changes on variable dollars/hours.
Staffing differences on nursing floors should be accommodated to adjust daily census and flex hours using existing staffing ratios.
Assumptions related to global volumes, reimbursement rates, inflation factors, labor rates, and efficiency targets should cascade down to flex revenue and expense plans.
Key design considerations related to data flow and points of control in the model should be taken into account.
Efficient planning in healthcare requires establishing proper statistical relationships to adjust drivers to flex volume, workload, revenue, and departmental plans.

Learn about the importance of driver-based models in healthcare planning, establishing statistical relationships to adjust drivers for flex volume and workload, and key design considerations for efficient planning. This quiz covers topics related to adjusting department workload statistics, global drivers, staffing ratios, revenue and expense plans, and the impact of volume and rate changes on variable dollars/hours.