It takes approximately 15 minutes to code one record. How many personnel hours would be needed to code 1,424 discharges for the month?

1,424/4 = ______ hours

356 hours

Of the 5352 request for medical records in the question above, 4257 were located within a 20 min. timeframe established by the supervisor as a quality improvement indicator. What is the rate of compliance in answering requests for records? Round to two decimal points.

To calculate the personnel hours needed to code 1,424 discharges for the month, we first need to determine the time it takes to code one discharge. Since it takes approximately 15 minutes to code one record, this translates to 0.25 hours (15 minutes ÷ 60 minutes = 0.25 hours).

Next, we can multiply the time it takes to code one discharge (0.25 hours) by the total number of discharges (1,424) to find the personnel hours required.

Mathematically,
Personnel Hours = Time per discharge × Total number of discharges

Personnel Hours = 0.25 hours × 1,424 discharges

Personnel Hours = 356 hours

Therefore, approximately 356 personnel hours would be needed to code 1,424 discharges for the month.