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Division or department: a microeconomic analysis.

Philip L Mar¹, Robert A Yu, Jack C Yu

¹Augusta and Atlanta, Ga. From the School of Medicine and the Section of Plastic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

|May 28, 2011

Summary

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Academic plastic surgery units must match competitor cost-revenue curves for financial sustainability. Departmental status is key, requiring careful analysis of total cost (TC) and total revenue (TR) to ensure profitability.

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Area of Science:

Health Economics
Microeconomics
Healthcare Management

Background:

Examines the impact of administrative status (departmental vs. subdepartmental) on plastic surgery units within academic medical centers.
Applies microeconomic principles to analyze financial performance and decision-making in academic plastic surgery services.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce microeconomic decision-making tools for analyzing academic plastic surgery units.
To explore the financial effects of administrative status on these services.

Main Methods:

Utilized a decade of financial data to construct total cost (TC), average total cost (ATC), and total revenue (TR) curves.
Employed mathematical modeling, assuming a competitive market and TR > TC for self-sustainability.
Analyzed variables including total clinical production (Q), gross collection rates (GCR), personnel costs, and departmental taxes.

Main Results:

Sustainability is defined by a hyperbolic curve (Q × GCR = TC at break-even).
The total cost to total revenue ratio curve (TC/TR = f(TR)) mirrors the average total cost (ATC) curve.
The optimal administrative status (sectional vs. departmental) for plastic surgery services hinges on the shape of the TC/TR = f(TR) curve.

Conclusions:

Academic plastic surgery services must ensure their TC/TR = f(TR) curve is competitive with other units.
This involves considering the absence of institutional 'taxes' faced by private competitors.
Achieving comparable fiscal performance is essential for long-term viability within academic medical centers.