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SHOW ALL WORK Determine the amount of net operating income that would result for

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Question

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Determine the amount of net operating income that would result for a hospital whose payer mix and expected volume (100 cases) is as follows:

30 Medicare cases

pay $2,000 per case

30 Blue Cross Blue Shield cases

pay $2,200 per case

20 commercial cases

pay 100 percent of charges

10 Medicaid cases

pay average cost

8 self-pay cases

pay 100 percent of charges

2 charity cases

pay nothing

Average cost per case is expected to be $2,200, and the average charge per case is $2,500

Calculate Gross patient revenue and deductions from gross patient revenue.

30 Medicare cases

pay $2,000 per case

30 Blue Cross Blue Shield cases

pay $2,200 per case

20 commercial cases

pay 100 percent of charges

10 Medicaid cases

pay average cost

8 self-pay cases

pay 100 percent of charges

2 charity cases

pay nothing

Average cost per case is expected to be $2,200, and the average charge per case is $2,500

Explanation / Answer

Charges from Patients Amount $ Medicare cases 30*2000 60000 Blue Cross Blue Shield cases 30*2200 66000 commercial cases 20*2500 50000 Medicaid cases 10*2200 22000 self-pay cases 8*2500 20000 charity cases 0 0 Gross patient revenue 218000 Less: Average cost per case 22000 Less: Average charge per case 70000 92000 Net patient revenue 126000