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. 2021 Feb 18;59(3):e01969-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01969-20

TABLE 3.

FTE savings with FLA

Lab and metric Pre-FLA FLA Direct savings FLA FTE needed without FLA FTE savings cost avoidance with growth Total FTE savings (direct savings + cost avoidance) Total FTE cost savings/yr ($)
WKL
 Peak volume 222 325 325 325
 Processing 2.9 2 0.9 4.2 1.3 2.2 89,819.82
 Workup 5 4 1 7.3 2.3 3.3 232,387.39
 Total 7.9 6 1.9 11.6 3.7 5.6 322,207.21
TC
 Volume 872 1,083 1,083 1,083
 Processing 7 4 3 8.7 1.7 4.7 281,628.44
 Workup AST 2 −2 −2.0 (120,000.00)
 Workup 9 10 −1 11.2 2.2 1.2 105,997.71
 Total 16 16 0 19.9 3.9 3.9 267,626.15
HRMLP
 Volume 957 1565 1565 1565
 Processing 5 7 −2 8.2 3.2 1.2 70,595.61
 Workup 18 17 1 29.4 11.4 12.4 1,119,216.30
 Total 23 24 −1 37.6 14.6 13.6 1,189,811.91
SHSL
 Volume 1125 1648 1,648 1,648
 Processing 13 13 0 19.0 6.0 6.0 392,831.00
 Workup AST 4 −4 −4.0 (400,000.00)
 Workup 17 19.5 −2.5 24.9 7.9 5.4 669,985.78
 Total 30 36.5 −6.5 43.9 13.9 7.4 662,816.78