Agree+++++++
In times of danger ; stick to your principles and be bold
On 9/5/06 17:20, "Rick Jones" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes but if we don't cost it how do you justify having expensive medics at all.
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> Rick
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> Dr Rick Jones
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>>>> [log in to unmask] 09/05/2006 09:00 >>>
> Costing of comments is very dangerous. If for example you calculate that each
> comment costs £10 then the PCT might decide that they don't want to pay for
> that part of the service and will ask to strip that from what they pay the
> lab. What happens then - redundancies?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: IT working group of the Association of Clinical Biochemists
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rick Jones
> Sent: 08 May 2006 16:22
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Costs of Report Comments - invitation to share info
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> Dear ACB-IT,
> I'm interested in working out what it costs labs to manually put clinical
> comments on reports principally to see what the relative economic value of a
> more automated approach might be.
>
> I've developed an excel model to try to work this out in relation to staff
> time and report volumes.
>
> If anyone were interested in using this to capture & share data about their
> own service or indeed in refining the model I'd be pleased to hear from you.
>
> If we were to get a number of estimates I'd be happy to put them together and
> share the info after suitable anonymisation.
>
> With best wishes
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> Dr Rick Jones
> Clinical Biochemistry & Immunology
> Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
> Leeds General Infirmary
> Great George St
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