title: Measuring resource utilization in medical group practice.
abstract: The staff seems so busy every time you walk by the front office or pass through the nurses' station. The office seems to brim with patients whenever you stop by to chat with the medical director. "Seems" is the operative word--analyzing reality versus appearance may lead to some important insights about the utilization of resources in your practice. This article serves to define and analyze resource utilization in a medical practice by considering examples of staff and facility utilization.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Woodcock
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data