Saving Time with Florida SHOTS–Part 4
published by: Aliera P.Florida SHOTS staff have heard many anecdotal accounts that using the registry saves offices time in all tasks related to immunizations—from determining shots to be given to using the registry to store and print shot records. In order to quantify what actual time savings are, we timed immunization record-keeping-related tasks in participating Florida SHOTS offices.
Key Finding #4:
By using Florida SHOTS for a typical patient visit rather than hand writing a 680, you save on average 10 hours per 1,000 patient immunization visits. (This includes time spent using Florida SHOTS to search for the patient’s immunization history, adding missing historical data, adding that day’s shots, certifying, and printing records.)
- 10 RN hours = $247.20*
- 10 LPN hours = $174.60*
- 10 certified nurse assistant hours = $105.80*
- 10 administrative/office manager hours = $144.40*
* Cost savings are calculated based on the median hourly rate by job for the state of Florida, 2/15/09 Payscale Research and do not include overhead and benefits costs associated with staff.
Check out the complete Time Savings Study Results.
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