A hospital has five service departments and five clinical departments and five outputs DRG1, DRG2, DRG3, DRG4 and DRG5 The costs of the service department must first be passed onto the clinical departments Then the costs of the clinical department must be allocated to DRG categories to determine the per unit cost of each DRG Budgeted patient numbers for 2010 for each DRG category is DRG1 2,200 DRG2 1,200 DRG3 300 DRG4 350 DRG5 550 Budgeted costs for the service departments are Administration $300,000 Cleaning $410,000 Security $120,000 Medical records $400,000 Laundry $750,000 The direct costs of the clinical departments are Radiology $1,400,000 Laboratory $1,000,000 Physiotherapy $140,000 Nursing $2,400,000 Oncology $2,000,000 Administration costs are to be allocated on the basis of staff numbers Cleaning costs are to be allocated on the basis of area occupied Security is to be allocated equally among the clinical departments Medical records are to be allocated according to patient episodes of care Laundry is to be allocated on the basis of kilos of laundry handled staff numbers area occupied episodes of care kilos of laundary radiology 30 220 sq ft 3000 115 laboratory 40 270 sq ft 4000 265 physiotherapy 20 95 sq ft 4800 165 nursing 90 370 sq ft 9800 695 oncology 30 210 sq ft 4100 155 The costs of the clinical departments are to be allocated to DRG categories on the basis of service weights only The service weights are as follows DRG1 DRG2 DRG3 DRG4 DRG5 TOTAL Radiology 2 2 5 4 5 1 0 10 Laboratory 0 5 3 5 4 1 1 10 Physiotherapy 2 3 1 1 3 10 Nursing 3 0 2 4 1 10 Oncology 2 5 0 5 2 3 2 10 Required a Given the above information, calculate the unit costs of each DRG b The government pays the following reimbursements for these DRG categories DRG1 $1,000 DRG2 $1,200 DRG3 $7,000 DRG4 $6,000 DRG5 $3,500 Given that this hospital is funded on a casemix basis, explain how the government would calculate these reimbursement rates c Given the hospitals cost structure and these reimbursement rates, what actions should this hospital take with regard to the provision of these DRG services d Suppose that instead of casemix funding the hospital was simply reimbursed for its actual costs in providing the above DRG services For example, if the hospital incurred costs of $1,500 to provide DRG1 it was reimbursed $1,500 for each DRG1 patient How would this payment system affect the way in which the hospital provided these services i e would the hospitals reaction be different to the way it would have acted in your answer to part 3

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A hospital has five service departments and five clinical departments and five outputs DRG1, DRG2, DRG3, DRG4 and DRG5. The costs of the service department

A hospital has five service departments and five clinical departments and five outputs DRG1, DRG2, DRG3, DRG4 and DRG5. The costs of the service department must first be passed onto the clinical departments. Then the costs of the clinical department must be allocated to DRG categories to determine the per-unit cost of each DRG. Budgeted patient numbers for 2010 for each DRG category is:

DRG1 2,200

DRG2 1,200

DRG3 300

DRG4 350

DRG5 550

Budgeted costs for the service departments are:

Administration $300,000

Cleaning $410,000

Security $120,000

Medical records $400,000

Laundry $750,000

The direct costs of the clinical departments are:

Radiology $1,400,000

Laboratory $1,000,000

Physiotherapy $140,000

Nursing $2,400,000

Oncology $2,000,000

Administration costs are to be allocated on the basis of staff numbers.

Cleaning costs are to be allocated on the basis of area occupied.

Security is to be allocated equally among the clinical departments.

Medical records are to be allocated according to patient episodes of care.

Laundry is to be allocated on the basis of kilos of laundry handled.

	staff numbers	area occupied	episodes of care	kilos of laundary
radiology	30	220 sq. ft	3000	115
laboratory	40	270 sq. ft	4000	265
physiotherapy	20	95 sq. ft	4800	165
nursing	90	370 sq. ft	9800	695
oncology	30	210 sq. ft	4100	155

The costs of the clinical departments are to be allocated to DRG categories on the basis of service weights only. The service weights are as follows:

	DRG1	DRG2	DRG3	DRG4	DRG5	TOTAL
Radiology	2	2.5	4.5	1	0	10
Laboratory	0.5	3.5	4	1	1	10
Physiotherapy	2	3	1	1	3	10
Nursing	3	0	2	4	1	10
Oncology	2.5	0.5	2	3	2	10

Required:

a. Given the above information, calculate the unit costs of each DRG.

b. The government pays the following reimbursements for these DRG categories:

DRG1 $1,000

DRG2 $1,200

DRG3 $7,000

DRG4 $6,000

DRG5 $3,500

Given that this hospital is funded on a casemix basis, explain how the government would calculate these reimbursement rates.

c. Given the hospitals cost structure and these reimbursement rates, what actions should this hospital take with regard to the provision of these DRG services.

d. Suppose that instead of casemix funding the hospital was simply reimbursed for its actual costs in providing the above DRG services. For example, if the hospital incurred costs of $1,500 to provide DRG1 it was reimbursed $1,500 for each DRG1 patient. How would this payment system affect the way in which the hospital provided these services i.e. would the hospitals reaction be different to the way it would have acted in your answer to part 3?