EHR Downtime Impact Calculator accuracy and testing

Formula source

• Total impact = downtime staff productivity cost + recovery labor cost + revenue delay impact.

Test cases

Known limitations

• This page documents the checked-in calculator logic and does not certify results for every real-world edge case.
• Use the result as a planning estimate unless the calculator page states a stricter purpose.

Assumptions

• Inputs are user-entered because healthcare policy, prices, retention requirements, and incident facts vary.
• Calculations run locally in your browser and do not store PHI, incident details, access logs, system names, or operating assumptions.
• This calculator does not assess patient safety, clinical triage, or regulatory reporting obligations.

Unit handling

• Downtime Duration accepts values in hr.
• Affected Encounters per Hour accepts numeric values.
• Productivity Loss accepts values in %.
• Loaded Staff Cost accepts values in $/hr.
• Affected Staff accepts numeric values.
• Recovery Time per Encounter accepts values in hr.
• Revenue per Encounter accepts values in $.
• Revenue Delay Factor accepts values in %.
• Estimated Downtime Impact is displayed as currency.
• Lost Productivity Cost is displayed as currency.

Rounding rules

• Number displays use up to 2 decimal places in the calculator UI.
• Currency outputs are displayed with standard US dollar formatting.
• Input precision follows configured step values where provided.

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