title: What Ambulatory Care Managers Need to Know About Examination Room Utilization Measurement and Analysis.
abstract: Demand for ambulatory care visits is projected to increase 22% between 2008 and 2025. Given this growth, ambulatory care managers need to proactively plan for efficient use of scarce resources (ie, space, equipment, and staff). One important component of ambulatory care space (the number of examination rooms) is dependent on multiple factors, including variation in demand, hours of operation, scheduling, and staff. The authors (1) outline common data collection methods, (2) highlight analysis and reporting considerations for examination room utilization, and (3) provide a strategic framework for short- and long-term decision making for facility design or renovation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Systems and Procedures (Messrs Klarich, Rea, and Garcia and Ms Steffens) and Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery (Mr Mohan Lal), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klarich
authors.forename: Ronald W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Rea
authors.forename: Tarun Mohan
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: Angel L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Fay L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Steffens
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000379:methods