Enter the number of patients seen and the hours worked into the calculator to determine the healthcare productivity in terms of patients seen per hour.
Healthcare Productivity Formula
The following formula is used to calculate healthcare productivity:
P = PS / HW
Variables:
- P is the productivity (patients per hour)
- PS is the number of patients seen (per day)
- HW is the number of hours worked (per day)
To calculate healthcare productivity, divide the number of patients seen by the number of hours worked.
What is Healthcare Productivity?
Healthcare productivity is a measure of the efficiency of healthcare providers, typically calculated as the number of patients seen per hour by a healthcare professional. This metric helps in understanding the workload and efficiency of healthcare staff and can be used to optimize scheduling, staffing, and resource allocation in healthcare settings.
How to Calculate Healthcare Productivity?
The following steps outline how to calculate healthcare productivity:
- First, determine the number of patients seen (PS) by the healthcare professional in a day.
- Next, determine the number of hours worked (HW) by the healthcare professional in a day.
- Use the formula P = PS / HW to calculate the productivity.
- Finally, calculate the healthcare productivity (P) in patients per hour.
- After inserting the variables and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.
Example Problem:
Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.
Number of patients seen (PS) = 30 patients
Hours worked (HW) = 8 hours
