What does COS stand for?

5 million decrease in cost of services during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was primarily due to cost containment measures in response to the decrease in net revenue.

Table 2 Average Cost of Service by Year, Hours Worked, and Wages Earned Cost per Cost per Change in Change in Year Mean Cost Hours Worked Wages Earned 2002 $2,263 $99.

My book Using Data to Drive Your Service Delivery Strategies: A Toolkit for Healthcare Organizations illustrates several Microsoft Excel-based strategic-planning tools to calculate how an organization's direct-service staff productivity standards relate to the cost of services delivered, overall organizational service capacity, and the ability to get potential consumers into care in a timely manner.

GAO's analysis indicates that the hospice payment methodology, with rates based on the historical mix and cost of services, a per diem amount that varies only by payment category, and a cap on total Medicare payments, may not reflect current patterns of care.

Cost of Services Analysis is PS-specific data that will help management understand the key driver of PS profitability--the cost of service/labor margin.

In order of importance, they are: call quality (24%); company image (19%); cost of service (17%); account management (15%); initial activation (11%); service plan options (8%); and customer service (6%).

Proposed revisions to TEP's time-of-use rates would help customers manage their energy usage in a way that reflects the varying cost of service throughout the day.

Cost of services consists primarily of costs associated with interpretation services and customer support.