Model Assumptions and Raw Inputs
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Values
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Data Source
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Fraction of practices currently using an electronic reader
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0.074
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 2.
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Fraction of patients using electronically readable ID cards, for practices with readers
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0.20
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 8, median.
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Time required to register an established patient who presents an electronically readable ID card in practice that has a reader (minutes)
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5.00
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 9, median.
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Time required to register an established patient who does not present an electronically readable ID card in practice that has a reader (minutes)
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10.00
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 10, median.
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Number of visits to physician offices (that generate a claim for physician professional services) per year
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901,954,000
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National Center for Health Statistics, 2009. "Health, United
States, 2008", page 359, 2006 data.
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Number of visits to hospital outpatient departments (that generate a claim for physician professional services) per year
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102,208,000
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National Center for Health Statistics, 2009. "Health, United
States, 2008", page 360, 2006 data.
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Number of visits to hospital emergency departments (that generate a claim for physician professional services) per year
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119,191,000
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National Center for Health Statistics, 2009. "Health, United
States, 2008", page 360, 2006 data.
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Number of hospital admissions (that generate a claim for physician professional services) per year
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37,189,000
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National Center for Health Statistics, 2009. "Health, United
States, 2008", page 391, 2006 data.
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Fraction of claims rejected by payers due to incorrect patient demographic information for patients that are registered by using electronically readable ID cards in practices with card readers
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0.02
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 11, median.
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Fraction of claims rejected by payers due to incorrect patient demographic information for patients that are registered by using old-fashioned non-electronically readable ID cards in practices with ID card readers
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0.05
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 12, median.
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Staff time spent to correct the error and resubmit the claim for claims that are rejected due to incorrect patient demographics in practices with card readers (minutes per claim)
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15.00
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 13, median.
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Fraction of claims rejected by a payer due to incorrect patient demographic information in practices without card readers
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0.05
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 15, median.
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Staff time spent to correct the error and resubmit the claim for claims that are rejected due to incorrect patient demographics in practices without card readers (minutes per claim)
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15.00
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April 2009 LEARN Research, question 16, median.
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Total employed support staff cost per FTE physician (dollars)
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165,653
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CS07, Multispecialty, page 24, median.
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Total employed support staff benefits per FTE physician (dollars)
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44,008
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CS07, Multispecialty, page 24, median.
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Minutes per hour
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60
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Fact
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Staff wage rate in dollars per hour
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16.02
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See wage assumption worksheet.
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Model Intermediate Outputs
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Fraction of claims per year for physician professional services that originate with an electronic registration
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0.0148
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Calculation
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Fraction of claims per year for physician professional services that originate with a non‐electronic registration
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0.9852
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Calculation
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Time savings per registration by using electronic card (minutes per registration)
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5.00
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Calculation, difference of medians, should use SPSS in future
to do median of differences.
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Number of claims per year for physician professional services
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1,160,542,000
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Calculation
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Number of claims per year for physician professional services that originate with non-electronic registration
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1,143,365,978
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Calculation
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Ratio of staff benefits to wages
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0.2657
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Calculation
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Staff wage and benefits rate in dollars per hour
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20.27
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Calculation
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Minutes saved per year during registration process by implementing electronic registration
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5,716,829,892
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Calculation
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Hours saved per year during registration process by implementing electronic registration
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95,280,498
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Calculation
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Dollars saved per year during registration process by implementing electronic registration
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1,931,753,287
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Calculation
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Number of claims per year that must be resubmitted due to payer denial due to incorrect patient demographics from non-electronic registration
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57,168,299
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Calculation
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Minutes per year to resubmit claims denied due to payer denial due to incorrect patient demographics from non-electronic registration
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857,524,484
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Calculation
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Hours per year to resubmit claims denied due to payer denial due to incorrect patient demographics from non‐electronic registration
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14,292,075
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Calculation
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Dollars saved per year by not having to resubmit claims denied due to payer denial due to incorrect patient demographics from non-electronic registration
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289,762,993
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Calculation
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Model Final Output: Benefits of Implementing Electronic Registration
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Total savings due to implementing electronic registration (dollars per year)
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2,221,516,280
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Calculation
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