Question

Because staffing is usually the most expensive resource in the provision of care, what reports would provide you with valuable information for this expense?

Answer 1

Following are some of the reports which will be helpful for you.

Cutler brought up in a 2010 discussion on this topic with National Public Radio was the case of the 1,300 billing clerks at Duke University Hospital, which has only 900 beds. Those billing specialists are needed to determine how to bill to meet the varying requirements of multiple insurers. Canada and other countries with a single-payer system don’t require this level of staffing to administer healthcare.

Registered nurses (RNs) constitute the largest group of health care professionals in the United States and adequate nurse staffing has been linked to measures of both patient and nurse satisfaction, and quality of care provided to patients.

Source

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4543286/#R34

The acute care hospital market environment is generally characterized as hospitals competing for patients, physicians, medical staff and other vital resources, as well as seeking ways to control costs and maintain a high level of quality, this leads to more and more cost input for human resources.

Source.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4543286/#R36

Medical spending differs across countries either because the price of services differs (for example, a coronary bypass surgery operation may cost more in the United States than in other countries) or because people receive more services in some countries than in others (for example, more bypass surgery operations). Within the price category, there are two further issues: whether factors earn different returns across countries and whether more clinical or administrative personnel are required to deliver the same care in different countries.

We first present the results of a decomposition of healthcare spending along these lines in the United States and in Canada. We then delve into each component in more detail—administrative costs, factor prices, and the provision of care received—bringing in a broader range of international evidence when possible. Finally, we touch upon the organization of primary and chronic disease care and discuss possible gains in that area.

Source

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511963/