Time Utilization Scorecard

Easily view average OR budgeted utilization for each 30-minute time block of day.

Filter Default Setting Action Applied Tiles
Is Voided is = No Removes all voided cases All
Is Test Facility is = No Removes all cases from Test Facility All
Is Anes Case is = Yes Includes only Anes case forms (ie. excludes OOR forms) All
Is OB Case is any value Includes OB and non-OB case types All
Date of Service is in the past = 1 month Shows all cases in current month  
Facility is equal to [blank] Includes all Facilities (except Test Facility) Q30 Min Utilization (M1, M2, and M3), Max Locations per Hour of Day, Frequency of Max Locations per Month
Anes Provider is equal to [blank] Includes all Anes Providers All
Target % Utilization Threshold is equal to [75] Cost of underutilization will only consider unused time beneath this percentage Cost of Unused Prime Mins
Is Prime Block is [Yes] Only includes cases between 7:30 - 15:00 Cost of Unused Prime Mins
00:00-:0030 (all 24 time blocks) is equal to [1] Sets maximum available minutes for this time block to 30 mins. It should reflect the number of OR locations expected to be operational during this 30 minute time slot. If changed to [2], then maximum available minutes for this time block would be 60 mins. All

 

Time Utilization

  • Description: View utilization of OR staffing resources for each 30-minute time block of the 24 hour day.
    • X-axis reflects each 30-minute time block.
    • Left y-axis charts total number of OR minutes used and unused for selected date range.
    • Right y-axis reflect percentage of available time used.
  • Filter Settings:
    • 00:00-00:30: Set the number of ORs able to run at this time slot on any given weekday. Of note, this 30-minute time block is independent of a specific day of week, as they are treated equivalently.
    • All 30-minute time blocks: Same as above applies.

Prime Utilization (DoW)

  • Description: Aggregates OR Utilization for each day of the week for only the Prime Time which is from 07:30 - 15:00.
  • Filter Settings:
    • Is Prime Block: I’m not sure how we use this
    • OR cost per minute: It’s set to $50, but how does the user set this
    • Defaults to weekdays only and this cannot be changed. [true?]

Cost of Underutilization

  • Description: View Cost of Underutilization of OR staffing resources for each 30-minute time block of the 24 hour day.
    • X-axis reflects each 30-minute time block.
    • Left y-axis charts Cost of Underutilization, assuming each OR minute is worth $50.
    • Right y-axis reflect percentage of available time used.
  • Filter Settings:
    • Target % Utilization Threshold: Cost of Underutilization only calculates unused minutes beneath this threshold.
  • Formulas:
    • Total Available Minutes = (Filter setting value for given 30-minute time block) * (# of weekdays in date range) * (30)
    • Total Underutilized Minutes = (Total Available Minutes * Target % Utilization Threshold) - Used Minutes
    • Cost of Underutilization = Total Underutilized Minutes * $50