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Some Examples of Efficiency Measures
| Metric |
Perspective |
Outputs |
Inputs |
| Cost per episode |
Health plan |
Health service bundle (cross entity) |
Monetized total cost |
| Cost per discharge |
Health plan |
Health service bundle (win entity) |
Monetized toal cost |
| Cost per covered life |
Employer |
# employees with health insurance |
Premium price charged by plan |
| Cost per health improvement |
Medicare |
Change in functional status |
Total costs of care |
| Labor utilization |
Hospital (internal) |
Total number of discharges |
Total number of nursing hours |
| Productivity |
Physician (internal) |
Number of patients seen per year |
Total number of MD pt-care hours |
| Generic prescribing rate |
Health plan |
Number of days rx supplied |
Number of days generic rx supplied |
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