Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

40 Different Physical Inputs Identified in Peer Reviewed Literature

• Physician labor—number of physicians (usually FTEs) or hours worked
• Nursing labor—number of nurses (usually FTEs) or hours worked
• Administrative, technical, or other labor categories—number of personnel (usually FTEs) or hours worked
• Beds—the most common indicator of capital stock
• Depreciation of assets—a measure of capital, calculated in various ways

Financial inputs appear almost as often as physical inputs.