Reference no: EM133540105

Assignment:

Dept. of Surgery Occupancy Rate Analysis - Calendar Year 2018

Please answer the following:

Department of Surgery Occupancy Rate Analysis - Initial Assessment Part 1

During CY 2018, Hospital X has an inpatient occupancy rate of 55 percent in surgery, 90 percent in medicine and 90 percent in pediatric services. In the prior fiscal year, the occupancy rate for the surgery department was 70 percent. It is likely that the department could be overstaffed.

East student should assume the role of the Deputy Director of the Hospital's Budget Department preparing for a budget meeting with the surgery department. You should describe how you would drill down on the surgery occupancy rate, drawing on both the readings and key data discussed in our classes as well as your own experiences in the healthcare field. List 3 important questions to ask the Chief of Surgery and 3 types of data that you would want produced by the hospital to share with the head of the department at that meeting. Also list 1 piece of data you would review, for comparative purposes, from the pediatrics department.

Covid should not factor it into your analysis for past, present or future trends or solutions as this not the purpose of the analysis.

The information provided to perform a thorough analysis is clearly incomplete. However, in the healthcare workplace when looking at performance by department, we often begin the discussion with limited information. Remember, data starts an informed discussion. Your answer should be well thought-out in terms of what you will need to begin to put the pieces together. Ask yourself if your answers tie directly to the question.