Table 2.
Projected increases in operational capacity
| No. of Infusions | Hours of Infusions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | First Tx | Second Tx | Overall | First Tx | Second Tx | |
| Baseline infusion capacity | ||||||
| per d a | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| per y b | 680 | 130 | 550 | 2980 | 680 | 2290 |
| Subcutaneous substitution c | ||||||
| Maintain current volume (per d) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Newly available capacity (per d) | … | … | … | 8 | … | … |
| All available time for SQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| One additional first infusion, rest SQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Newly available capacity (per y) b | ||||||
| All available time for SQ | 4030 | 0 | 4030 | 2020 | 0 | 2020 |
| One additional first infusion, rest SQ | 1550 | 260 | 1290 | 2020 | 1370 | 650 |
| Rapid second infusion substitution | ||||||
| Maintain current volume (per d) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Newly available capacity (per d) | … | … | … | 6 | … | … |
| All available time for second infusion | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| One additional first infusion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Newly available capacity (per y) b | ||||||
| All available time for second infusion | 980 | 0 | 980 | 1460 | 0 | 1460 |
| One additional first infusion | 260 | 260 | 0 | 1370 | 1370 | 0 |
Abbreviation: SQ; subcutaneous; Tx, treatment.
a
Number of infusions per day based on infusion center scheduling over a 3‐month period and hours of infusions based on time‐driven activity‐based costing estimates.
b
Based on the infusion center being open for 261 d/y.
c
Oncology pricing, with the 30‐minute visit reserved for SQ injection, based on the oncology practice assumed.