Table 1 Definition of the performance indicators
Performance Indicator | Definition |
|---|---|
Number of surgeries | Total number of surgeries performed in the hospital cataract services per year. |
Doctors hours | Total number of hours spent by doctors diagnosing patients, follow-up appointments and cataract surgeries per year |
Nurses hours | Total number of hours spent by nurses on all aspect of ophthalmology services including cataract surgeries per year |
Consultation room utilisation | Fraction of time (in percentage) of usage of pre-surgery consultation rooms. |
Recovery chair utilisation | Fraction of time (in percentage) of usage of post-surgery recovery chair. |
Recovery bed utilisation | Fraction of time (in percentage) of usage of post-surgery recovery bed. |
Revenue | Total annual amount of money received by the hospital cataract services for performing surgeries and other related activities |
Cost | Total annual cost incurred by the hospital cataract services for performing surgeries and other related activities |
Surplus | Difference between the total annual revenue and the total annual cost for performing surgeries |