Instead of its current forecast, ZMG Hospitalist Practice estimates that it will not obtain a major HMO contract, and its encounters for July through December are expected to rise by only 1.5% per month from the previous year. Assuming these are the only changes to Exhibit I.1a on page 499, calculate the number of total encounters that will be made by commercial patients during the whole year. Exhibit I-1a Calculation of number of encounters by payor type for the coming year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Total encounters for 20X1a 5,007 4,676 5,044 4,686 4,480 4,596 4,697 4,833 4,653 4,923 4,734 5,202 57,531 Projected growth 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Total encounters for 20X2 5,257 4,910 5,296 4,920 4,704 4,826 4,932 5,075 4,886 5,169 4,971 5,462 60,408 a From internal records of the organization Exhibit I-1b Distribution of encounters by payor and encounter typea Commercial Medicare Medicaid/ Self-Pay Total Admissions 9% 14% 2% 25% Follow-up 27% 42% 6% 75% Total 36% 56% 8% 100% a From internal records of the organization Exhibit I-1c Distribution of encounters by payor and typea Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total Commercial Admissions 473 442 477 443 423 434 444 457 440 465 447 492 5,437 Follow-up 1,419 1,326 1,430 1,328 1,270 1,303 1,332 1,370 1,319 1,396 1,342 1,475 16,310 Total 1,892 1,768 1,907 1,771 1,693 1,737 1,776 1,827 1,759 1,861 1,789 1,967 21,747 Medicare Admissions 736 687 741 689 659 676 690 711 684 724 696 765 8,458 Follow-up 2,208 2,062 2,224 2,066 1,976 2,027 2,071 2,132 2,052 2,171 2,088 2,294 25,371 Total 2,944 2,749 2,965 2,755 2,635 2,703 2,761 2,843 2,736 2,895 2,784 3,059 33,829 Medicaid/Self-pay Admissions 105 98 106 98 94 97 99 102 98 103 99 109 1,208 Follow-up 315 295 318 295 282 290 296 305 293 310 298 328 3,625 Total 420 393 424 393 376 387 395 407 391 413 397 437 4,833 Total encounters 5,256 4,910 5,296 4,919 4,704 4,827 4,932 5,077 4,886 5,169 4,970 5,463 60,40