Table 3.

Staffing Categories and Definitions

Category	Definition	Figure
Staff all	All staff working in all departments/specialties in the practice; includes nonphysician practitioners; does not include physicians	70
HemOnc staff	All staff in the HemOnc line of business in the practice; includes nonphysician practitioners; does not include physicians	69
Nonphysician practitioner	Includes nurse practitioners and physician assistants working the HemOnc line of business	71, 72
Executive staff	Includes all executive and senior management staff in all departments/specialties in the practice; includes all staff who report to the physician executive or the board; also includes the physician executive; does not include department-level supervisors	73, 74
Chemotherapy administration staff	Includes all staff responsible for drug purchasing, mixing, delivery to patients, and management of these processes; reported on an FTE basis; based on percentage of time all staff spend on these activities	79, 80, 88
Billing staff	Includes all staff in the billing and collecting process in the practice for all departments/specialties; does not include patient financial advocates	75, 76, 89
Financial advocate	Includes all staff in the patient financial advocate or financial counseling process in the practice for all departments/specialties	77, 78
Research staff	Includes all staff performing clinical research and research clerical support; does not include physician research time	81, 82, 83
Laboratory staff	Includes all laboratory staff employed by the practice	84, 85
Imaging staff	Includes all imaging staff employed by the practice	86, 87

Abbreviations: FTE, full-time equivalent; HemOnc, hematology/oncology.