Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Handbook 7610 (252)
Washington, DC 20420
June , 2006
section of this document. The minimum workload to generate one room is
30% of the calculated annual procedures per room.
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PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED (INPUT DATA QUESTIONS)
A.
Mission Input Data Statements
1. Is a Bioassay Unit authorized? (M)
2. Is a Cyclotron authorized? (M)
3. Is PACS authorized? (M)
4. Is a Biosafety / Health Physics Lab authorized? (M)
5. Is a Cardiac Stress Testing Room authorized? (M)
6. Is a Residency Program authorized? (M)
B.
Workload Input Data Statements
1. How many annual Nuclear Medicine stops/procedures are projected? (W)
2. How many annual PET / CT stops/procedures are projected? (W)
3. How many annual Bone Densitometry stops/procedures are projected? (W)
C. Staffing Input Data Statements
1. How many administrative assistant positions are authorized? (S)
2. How many clerk / receptionist positions are authorized? (S)
3. How many secretary to Chief of Service positions are authorized? (S)
4. How many non physician professionals are authorized? (S)
5. How many schedulers are authorized? (S)
6. How many quality assurance positions are authorized? (S)
7. How many transcriptionist positions are authorized? (S)
8. How many physicist positions are authorized? (S)
9. How many PACS administrator positions are authorized? (S)
10. How many data processing administrative positions are authorized? (S)
11. How many staff physician positions are authorized? (S)
12. How many Assay Preparation FTE Technologist / Technician positions are
authorized? (S)
13. How many Nuclear Medicine technology student positions are authorized? (S)
14. How many Nuclear Medicine resident intern positions are authorized? (S)
D. Miscelaneous Input Data Statements
1.
How many FTEs for whom office space is not authorized? (MISC)
2.
How many FTEs for whom lockers are authorized? (MISC)
3.
How many male FTE positions are projected? (MISC)
4.
How many female FTE positions are projected? (MISC)
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SPACE CRITERIA
A.
Reception Areas
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