Who’s going to be your Infection Control captain?

• Pay this person a per hour premium for managing this important responsibility.
• Give them clear responsibilities, a job description and budget.

What PPE will provide appropriate risk mitigation?

• N95 Mask with face shield?
• Shoe coverings?
• Goggles?
• Hair caps?
• Disposable gowns?

Material Cost

• Put someone on your team in charge of sourcing masks, gloves, gowns.
• Inquire about purchasing versus laundering gowns.  For example, Cintas’ scrub rental service
• Cleaning supplies to wipe down surfaces, chairs, etc.
• Non-contact thermometer for patient evaluation.

Time Cost

• How much longer will it take to clean and prep operatories?
• What changes will we need to make to the setup/layout of our operatories to mitigate risk (i.e., removing sonicare displays and other marketing/advertising from countertops and posted to cabinetry)?

The Math

Once you have calculated those costs, understand these as a percentage of daily collections.  Here is an example:

My back of the napkin math turns out to be about 4% of daily production for an assistant.  Start with this template (under the picture above) to add additional costs and staffing for your practice. Most examples I tinkered with will increase costs 6-10%.

Next Steps

Knowing this, we can begin to think about how to re-capture these dollars or what amount of this your practice will absorb.

Finally…looking on the bright side, these supply costs will come down as the supply and demand curve re-balance.

Who’s going to be your Infection Control captain?

• Pay this person a per hour premium for managing this important responsibility.
• Give them clear responsibilities, a job description and budget.

What PPE will provide appropriate risk mitigation?

• N95 Mask with face shield?
• Shoe coverings?
• Goggles?
• Hair caps?
• Disposable gowns?

Material Cost

• Put someone on your team in charge of sourcing masks, gloves, gowns.
• Inquire about purchasing versus laundering gowns.  For example, Cintas’ scrub rental service
• Cleaning supplies to wipe down surfaces, chairs, etc.
• Non-contact thermometer for patient evaluation.

Time Cost

• How much longer will it take to clean and prep operatories?
• What changes will we need to make to the setup/layout of our operatories to mitigate risk (i.e., removing sonicare displays and other marketing/advertising from countertops and posted to cabinetry)?

The Math

Once you have calculated those costs, understand these as a percentage of daily collections.  Here is an example:

My back of the napkin math turns out to be about 4% of daily production for an assistant.  Start with this template (under the picture above) to add additional costs and staffing for your practice. Most examples I tinkered with will increase costs 6-10%.

Next Steps

Knowing this, we can begin to think about how to re-capture these dollars or what amount of this your practice will absorb.

Finally…looking on the bright side, these supply costs will come down as the supply and demand curve re-balance.

Who’s going to be your Infection Control captain?

• Pay this person a per hour premium for managing this important responsibility.
• Give them clear responsibilities, a job description and budget.

What PPE will provide appropriate risk mitigation?

• N95 Mask with face shield?
• Shoe coverings?
• Goggles?
• Hair caps?
• Disposable gowns?

Material Cost

• Put someone on your team in charge of sourcing masks, gloves, gowns.
• Inquire about purchasing versus laundering gowns.  For example, Cintas’ scrub rental service
• Cleaning supplies to wipe down surfaces, chairs, etc.
• Non-contact thermometer for patient evaluation.

Time Cost

• How much longer will it take to clean and prep operatories?
• What changes will we need to make to the setup/layout of our operatories to mitigate risk (i.e., removing sonicare displays and other marketing/advertising from countertops and posted to cabinetry)?

The Math

Once you have calculated those costs, understand these as a percentage of daily collections.  Here is an example:

My back of the napkin math turns out to be about 4% of daily production for an assistant.  Start with this template (under the picture above) to add additional costs and staffing for your practice. Most examples I tinkered with will increase costs 6-10%.

Next Steps

Knowing this, we can begin to think about how to re-capture these dollars or what amount of this your practice will absorb.

Finally…looking on the bright side, these supply costs will come down as the supply and demand curve re-balance.