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  • 1.  Productivity

    Posted 07-22-2025 06:23 PM

    Hi, 

    I work for a non-profit hospital hospice program.  As insurance-related cuts continue, I am being asked, as the manager, to implement productivity standards for our clinicians.  However, I could not find any national benchmarks or guidelines. How do you all measure clinician productivity in your organizations? and what are your expectations?

    Thank you, 

    Alyne Eickert



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    Alyne Eickert
    St. Peter's Home Health and Hospice
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  • 2.  RE: Productivity

    Posted 07-23-2025 07:52 AM
    Are you asking for productivity in a community based program or for an in-patient facility?





  • 3.  RE: Productivity

    Posted 07-23-2025 10:20 AM

    Community based program

     

     

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  • 4.  RE: Productivity

    Posted 07-23-2025 10:28 AM
    We look for the following average visits/day
    Nursing 3.5
    MSW 3
    Aides 5



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  • 5.  RE: Productivity

    Posted 07-24-2025 10:25 AM

    Hello Alyne! 

    Up until last year, our program was combined home health and hospice, so we always modelled our hospice productivity on home health standards. We use a points model with different types of visits being worth different amounts. Our expectation is that a coworker should be able to complete 4-6 units/points in an 8 hour shift. 

    Below are some examples of how we weigh our visits from a recent training I did with our teams. I'm happy to send you more information if this kind of system is interesting to you. 



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    Kayla Reish
    Parkview Hospice
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