HSA 6175 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEMS
ASSIGNMENT1
Problem 1
OVERVIEW:
John Rossi, MD is an Internal Medicine Physician. For the year 2016 he had the following Payor Mix:
Insurance
Patient Type
Contract Type
Contract Rate Per Visit* or PMPM**
Patients
Monthly Utilization
Visits
HMO A
Commercial
Fee for Service
$ 85.00
1,100
10%
1,320
HMOB
Medicare
Capitation
$ 45.00
500
31%
1,860
HMOB
Medicaid
Capitation
$ 15.00
350
9%
378
Medicare
Medicare
Fee for Service
$ 65.00
400
34%
1,632
Medicaid
Medicaid
Fee for Service
$ 35.00
435
11%
574
None
Self Pay
Fee for Service
$ 85.00
320
8%
307
Total
3,105
6,071
* Average rate per visit
** Per member per month
REQUIRED:
A. Using an Excel Worksheet, calculate Dr. Rossi’s revenues for 2016.
B. HMO A has offered Dr. Rossi $11 PMPM capitation rate. Should he accept this offer? Why or why not?
Problem 2
OVERVIEW:
The Orthopedic Unit at Collins General Hospital had the following cases, excluding outliers:
REQUIRED:
A. What is the average Per Diem paid by Medicare and the actual average Per Diem the hospital realized?
B. State at least two reasons why the actual ALOS was higher than the average MS-DRG LOS?
Rubrics:
Submission of both problems 50%
Problem 1A 10%
Problem 1B 15%
Problem 2A 10%
Problem 2B 15%
