Table 1.
Human resource cost per chest X-ray film
| Staff | Activities | Mean time (minutes) | Median time (25th,75th) (minutes) | Salary per minute (MYR) | Cost per unit (MYR) | Percentage from total cost | Idle time (seconds) | Idle time cost (MYR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendant 1 | Receiving and allocating number | 1.15 | 0.98 (0.89,1.3) | 0.141 | 0.162 | 10.9 | 8 | 0.018 |
| Clerk | Patient registration | 0.74 | 0.72 (0.55,1.0) | 0.145 | 0.107 | 7.2 | 5 | 0.012 |
| Radiographer 1 | Preparing and exposing patient | 3.43 | 3.0 (2.3,4.6) | 0.211 | 0.723 | 48.7 | 12 | 0.042 |
| Radiographer 2 | Labeling and validating film | 1.79 | 1.4 (1.2,2.0) | 0.169 | 0.302 | 20.4 | 107 | 0.299 |
| Attendant 2 | Dispatching films | 1.36 | 1.3 (1.3,1.4) | 0.141 | 0.190 | 12.8 | 6 | 0.138 |
| Human resource cost per chest X-ray | 1.48 | Idle time cost per chest X -ray | 0.51 | |||||
MYR: Malaysian Ringgit