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Indicator |
Private
Practice
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Academic Faculty
Practice or
Resident Clinic
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Comments |
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Exam Rooms
Per Provider |
2 to 3
exam rooms
per provider
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1 to 2
exam rooms
per provider
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Three exam
rooms per provider increases efficiency only for specialties/practices
where exam rooms are turned over every 15 minutes. |
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Annual Visits
Per Exam Room |
2,400 to 4,500
annual visits
per exam room |
1,000 to 2,000
annual visits
per exam room |
Lower range
for internal medicine, ob-gyn, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, and
medical specialties; higher range for primary care, dermatology, ENT,
and most surgical specialties. |
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Average Daily Visits
Per Exam Room |
10 to 20
average daily
visits per
exam room |
4 to 8
average daily
visits per
exam room
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Lower range
assumes that physicians or providers schedule patients 46 weeks per year;
higher range assumes that they schedule patients 48 weeks per year. |
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Typical Exam Room
Size in
Net Square Feet (NSF) |
92 to 100 NSF
(inside
wall-to-wall dimensions) |
100 to 120 NSF
(inside
wall-to-wall dimensions)
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Larger rooms
used for teaching, family conference, pediatrics, or to include
a provider workstation. |
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Department Gross
Square Feet (DGSF) Per Exam Room |
400 to 450
DGSF per
exam room
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450 to 600
DGSF per
exam room
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Higher range assumes
additional treatment/procedure rooms or separate administrative offices for providers. |
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Annual Visits
Per Department Gross Square Feet (DGSF) |
3 to 6
annual visits
per DGSF |
1 to 3
annual visits
per DGSF
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Academic/faculty practices and resident clinics historically experience lower utilization of
exam rooms. |
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