Productivity in acute care

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Looking for input from acute care sites on the productivity requirements for

your PT/OT/SLP staff and department.

• What is the individual productivity requirement per therapist and how is it

measured (minutes, units of service, patients per hour/day)?

• Do evaluations (service-based) carry a different productivity weight for time

than treatments (time-based)? If so, how and for what duration of time?

• What factors if any change the individual productivity expectations of staff?

(case mix - ortho vs neuro vs trauma, students, mix of evals vs treatments,

patient population)

Thanks for your input!

Kari V. Voll, OTR/L, Rehab Manager

Sentara Healthcare

Norfolk, VA