Financial
Benchmarks
Current Ratio
Debt Ratio
Days of Cash on Hand
Total Operating Revenue
Net Operating Revenue
Operating Revenue From Sources (Medicare, Medicaid, Other Government, Private Payers and Other)
Cost Per Client Served and Per Unit of Service
Inpatient (Adults, Youth)
Residential (Adults, Youth)
Partial Hospitalization (Adults, Youth)
Counseling/Psychotherapy (Adults, Youth)
Home-Based Services
Emergency Services-Hotline
Emergency Services-Crisis Residential
Case Management (Adults, Youth)
Vocational Services
Prevention (Adults, Youth)
Managed Care Reimbursement Benchmarks
Reimbursement by Managed Care Company
Productivity Benchmarks-Expected and Actual
Outpatient Productivity (Adults, Youth)
Psychiatric Medication Services (Adults, Youth)
Home-Based Intervention Productivity (Adults, Youth)
Emergency Services Crisis Hotline
Case Management Productivity (Adults, Youth)
Vocational Service Productivity
Prevention Productivity (Adults, Youth)
Staffing Benchmarks
Total Staff Positions
Open and Filled Positions
Staffing Patterns
Staffing Retention
Staff Distribution (Senior Clinical, Other Clinical, Clinical Support)
Client to Staff Ratio (Total staff per client served in: Counseling/Psychotherapy broken out by Adults and Youth;
Home-Based Intervention Broken Out by Adults and Youth; Emergency Services Hotline; Emergency
Services Crisis Residential; Case management broken out by Adults and Youth; Vocation Services;
Preventive Services Broken Out by Adults and Youth
Access Benchmarks
Access to Routine Services (Adults, Youth)
Access to Psychiatric Medication Services (Adults, Youth)
Attendance Benchmarks
No-Show Rates (Initial, Counseling, Medication Appointments)
Clinical Benchmarks
Medication Error Rate
Client Suicide
Seclusion/Restraint (Adults, Youth)
Re-Admission to Inpatient unit Within 30 Days
Percent Employed at Completion of Treatment
Utilization Benchmarks
Inpatient Length of Stay (Adults, Youth)
Residential Length of Stay (Adults, Youth)
Partial Hospitalization Days (Adults, Youth)
Outpatient Visits (Adults, Youth)
Home-Based Intervention Visits (Adults, Youth)
Emergency Services Hotline Visits
Emergency Services Crisis Length of Stay
Case Management Utilization Visits (Adults, Youth)
Vocational Service Visits
Preventive Services Visits (Adults/Youth)
Specialized Partial Hospitalization and IOP Benchmarks
Financial Benchmarks
Charges per Unit of Service
Cost (Expense) per Unit of Service
Revenue (Collections) per Unit of Service
Revenue from Funding Sources
Net Margin
Ratio of Collections to Charges
Staffing Benchmarks
Staff-to-Patient Ratio
Staff-to-Patient Ratio, Broken Out by Staff Type
Ratio of Clinical Staff to Total Staff
Percent of Time Spent in Direct Treatment
Staff Productivity Formula Expectations
Clinical Benchmarks
Number of Persons Admitted Per Year Who Drop Out Before Reaching Discharge Goals
Suicide Rate in the Past Year
Average Daily Absenteeism
Hospitalization Rate
Readmission Rate
Readmission Rate within 30 Days
Readmission Rate within 31-180 Days
Readmission Rate Greater than 180 Days
Operational Benchmarks
Daily Capacity
Average Daily Census
Occupancy Rate
Average Length of Stay in Treatment Days
Average Length of Stay in Calendar Days
Average Number of Business Days between Initial
Call for Intake and Entry to Program
Number of Persons Admitted per Year
Partial Hospitalization to Inpatient Utilization Ratio
IOP to Inpatient Utilization Ratio
Programming Components (Percentage of Time Allocated)