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Microsoft unveiled new PCs with AI-powered features.

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Hims & Hers stock soared as much as 38% on the news that it’ll provide GLP-1 injections with the same active ingredient as Ozempic or Wegovy for just $199/month—an 85% discount compared to Wegovy’s ~$1,350 monthly price tag (without insurance).

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FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg will resign after an investigation found widespread sexual harassment at the agency. But he won’t step down until a successor is named.

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The FDA granted Elon Musk’s neurotech company Neuralink, approval to place its brain chip into a second human test subject using a new method designed to correct issues that arose after its inaugural insertion in January, per the Wall Street Journal.

And, Optum Rx is shaking up its pharmacy model. The business says it will make drug costs more predictable and transparent for clients.

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  • All three indexes ended the day higher after Fed Governor Christopher Waller stopped by CNBC and mentioned he doesn’t think raising interest rates is in the cards, even if the Fed is waiting for more data before making cuts. The NASDAQ continued to hit new all-time highs today as investors place their bets before Nvidia’s earnings announcement tomorrow afternoon, and the S&P 500 hit yet another record.
  • Copper continued to rise as the market comes to terms with the metal’s importance, while oil fell on the news that the Biden administration will release 1 million barrels of gasoline this summer from the Northeast reserve. Meanwhile, ethereum continued to climb on the news that a new ETF may be joining the fray.

Here’s where the major benchmarks ended:

  • The S&P 500 index rose 13.28 points (0.3%) to 5,321.41; the Dow Jones Industrial Average® ($DJI) gained 66.22 points (0.2%) to 39,872.99; the NASDAQ Composite advanced 37.75 points (0.2%) to 16,832.62.
  • The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) lost more than 2 basis points to 4.414%.
  • The CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX) fell 0.29 to 11.86.

Banking and consumer staples were among the market’s strongest performers Tuesday, while utility shares extended a sharp upswing over the past month. The Dow Jones Utility Average® ($DJU) added 0.5% and closed at a 12-month high. Transportation companies were among the weakest performers.

In other markets, Gold (/GC) futures slipped from Monday’s record high above $2,454 per ounce, while Silver (/SI) futures ended near a 12-year high around $32.21. Gold futures are still up 17% this year due to several factors, including reports of China’s central bank buying actual gold as well as escalating conflict in the Middle East. Gold is viewed by some as a safe-haven asset during periods of heightened geopolitical tension.

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EXPLAINED: Medical “Bottle Neck” Accounting

VARIANCE AND BOTTLE-NECK ACCOUNTING

DR. DAVID E. MARCINKO MBA MEd CMP

Any healthcare organization usually has several processes involved in the utilization of its patient services. Unfortunately, bottlenecks may arise which constrain the amount of services any given healthcare entity can deliver. 

Accounting Definition 

An accounting “bottleneck” is a process that has a low output and limits total healthcare entity revenues. If a medical business entity wants to increase sales or revenues, it has to solve its bottleneck [ie., access management] problems. 

Traditional Variance Analysis Dilemma 

With traditional variance analysis [VA], managers and administrators analyze the difference between budgeted patient revenues and actual revenues. Typically, differences between budgeted revenues and actual revenues are analyzed as seen in the example below.

Initially postulated by Horngren and Foster for manufacturing processes, VA can now be modified for medical business entity use. 

Example: 

  Patient Service Units   Contract/UCR Fee    
Budgeted sales revenues 10,000,000 * 1,23 = $ 12,300,000
Actual sales revenues 9,000,000 * 1,21 = $ 10,890,000
          -/- —————-
Total variance         $ 1,410,000
Traditional Assessment
Actual patient revenues were lower than budgeted; and the unfavorable patient sales volume variance was (9,000,000 – 10,000,000) * $ 1,23 = – $ 1,230,000. 

  

The actual patient revenue price was lower than budgeted as the unfavorable price variance was: ($ 1,21 – $ 1,23) * 9,000,000 = – 180,000.

Traditional variance analysis however does not point out which of the processes were bottlenecks, which caused the negative volume variance.Thus, a normal variance analysis can’t be used to solve bottlenecks in a clinic, hospital or medical practice.

Enter B-N Accounting

In bottleneck accounting however, managers and healthcare administrators determine the bottlenecks in a medical organization.And, a bottleneck accounting report shows which process were bottlenecks occur and how much money is lost in each bottleneck.

Example:

Bottleneck Patient Sales Revenues $ 800,000
Bottleneck Dep. II $ 350,000
Other Bottlenecks $ 80,000
  + —————-
Total Volume Variance $ 1,230,000

Conclusion: 

The managerial accounting modification for “bottlenecks” not only points out the bottlenecks to solve, it also shows which bottleneck is to be handled first.

And so, what are your thoughts on this accounting machination? Please comment.

References: Horngren, C. T. and G. Foster, ‘Cost Accounting, A Managerial Emphasis’, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1987. 

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