Kocher: Hospitals require 0.5 FTEs per bed for billing and collections
Bob Kocher · 20 VC 074: The Future of Healthcare with Bob Kocher, Partner @ Venrock · Sep 23, 2015 · at 12:12
Bob Kocher, Partner at Venrock, highlights specific administrative overhead functions in hospital operations.
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“It takes half an FT per bed to bill and collect for patients in a hospital.”
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