4. Practice #1 does not use physician's assistants (PAs) to assist its doctors in the operating room because Medicare does not reimburse for this expense. The rationale is that hospital-employed PAs can assist in the operating room. FMMG, however, does use PAs in the operating room. Should FMMG continue to use its PAs in the operating room?
Table 5 Breakdown of Service Patients in the Hospital Process
| Practice # | 1 | FMMG | | Database | Average | Exp. Abbvn |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Expense Line Items | | | | | | |
| Staff salaries-administrative | $24,803 | $10,751 | $18,521 | Sal-Adm |
| Staff salaries-clinical (RNs) | $39,223 | $0 | $18,870 | Sal-Clin-RNs |
| Staff salaries-clinical (PAs) | $0 | $145,063 | $101,290 | Sal-Clin-PAs |
| Sustain business | $37,242 | $30,950 | $34,511 | Sust Bus |
| TOTAL | $101,268 | $186,764 | $173,192 | |
Table 6 Unit Costs
| Practice # | 1 | 3 | 7 | FMMG | Database | Average |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| No-charge office visit | $133 | $157 | $236 | $139 | $190 |
Table 5 Breakdown of Service Patients in the Hospital Process Database Practice # FMMG Average Exp.Abbvn Expense Line Items Staff salaries-administrative Staff salaries-clinical(RNs Staff salaries-clinical (PAs Sustain business TOTAL $24,803 $39,223 $0 $37,242 $101,268 $10,751 $0 $145,063 $30,950 $186,764 $18,521|Sal-Adm $18,870|Sal-Clin-RNs $101,290|Sal-Clin-PAs $34,511|Sust Bus $173,192
Table 6 Unit Costs Database Practice # 3 FMMG Average No-charge office visit Charge office visit Charge hospital visit Surgery $133 $149 $24 $353 $157 $187 $82 $666 $236 $330 $178 $1,656 $139 $169 $45 $581 $190 $227 $66 $505
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