Question

Calculating Physician Service Statistics

You are on the Chargemaster Committee at Pike's Peak Clinic. An annual review of services and charges is being conducted for necessary revisions. Table 8 shows some statistics reported on the physician's services at Pike's Peak Clinic last Tuesday.

Table 8 Pike's Peak Clinic Physician Services Statistics for Tuesday

Pike’s Peak Clinic Physician Service Statistics for Tuesday

Physician         Service A                        Service B Service C

Truba                     14                                 10                                     18

Wooley                     9                             14 22

Howe                        6                          18                                        5

Masters                   7                              12                                      20

It takes twice as long to perform Service C, so the physicians are proposing that Service C should count as two services for the purpose of calculating workload.   

If service C counts twice as much as Service A or Service B, which physician provided the most services on Tuesday?

Answer 1

From the given data, the following Table is calculated:

Physician	Service A	Service B	Service C	Total number of services
Truba	14	10	18	14 + 10 + (18 X 2) = 60
Wooley	9	14	22	9 + 14 + (22 X 2) = 67
Howe	6	18	5	6 + 18 + (5 X 2) = 34
Masters	7	12	20	7 + 12 + (20 X 2) = 59

So

The Physician Wooley provided the most services on Tuesday because Total number of services of Wooley = 67 is the maximum of the 4 physicians.