Reference no: EM133568957
Questions
1. Complete Flow Chart for Bariatric Patients.
2. What is the minimum time before a patient paying by cash (requiring no interaction with his or her insurance company) can exit the hospital after open bariatric surgery? Include the time from which the patient makes the first appointment. What is the average time for patients using insurance? How does the time change for patients seeking laparoscopic surgery?
3. If all patients select open surgery and pay cash, how many patients can the center handle per week? If all patients opt for Laparoscopic surgery and pay cash, how many patients can be processes? Identify the bottle neck resource in each case.
4. Consider a case where all patients pay by cash and opt for open surgery. The center has 100 patients waiting for their tests and 200 patients who have finished everything else and are waiting for surgery. When can a patient who has finished the initial consultation and decided to continue expect to be scheduled for surgery?
5. If all patients opt for open surgery but pay by insurance, how many patients can be processes per week?
6. Assume all patients use insurance for their payment and opt for open surgery. Given the current price structure, how much money is the center making per week? Assume the center is operating at full capacity
7. Assume all patients use insurance for their payment and opt for the Laparoscopic surgery. Where should the Bariatric Center invest money to improve capacity?
Hiring another bariatrics surgeon
Hiring two general practitioners
Who can handle initial consultation.
8. From a financial perspective is the center better of encouraging more laparoscopic or open surgeries?