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The Benchmark Email
...benchmarks, strategies and ideas for improving
your agency
A service of Fazzi Associates, Inc.
September 20, 2002
Admission
Visit Weight for Nursing Staff
Question:
When establishing visit productivity standards for
nurses, many agencies count admission visits (they
take more time) differently than regular visits.
From your national operational benchmark service,
do you know how most agencies count admission visits?
Answer:
Yes! For the past two years, in reviewing responses
from well over 300 agencies across the country, it
is clear that there is one standard that more and
more agencies are using. From our most recent
operational data, the following is a breakdown of
how agencies count admission visits:
|
Admission
Visit Weight |
% of
Agencies |
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1.0 |
7.3% |
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1.5 |
10.0% |
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2.0 |
69.1% |
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2.0+ |
13.6% |
Additionally,
91% of the 1/3 most profitable agencies in our national
operational benchmark database are in the 2.0 to 2.0+
category. Does this mean you should change your
practice? Not necessarily! It simply means
that you now know what other agencies are doing and
you may want to use these benchmarks in future considerations
on how you count admission visits.
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