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

Since 15 minutes = .25 or 1/4 hour:

1424/4 = ?

356 hours

To calculate the total personnel hours needed to code 1,424 discharges for the month, we can use the following approach:

1. Calculate the number of minutes required to code one discharge:
- It takes 15 minutes to code one discharge.

2. Convert the number of minutes to hours:
- There are 60 minutes in one hour.
- Therefore, 15 minutes is equal to 15/60 = 0.25 hours.

3. Multiply the number of minutes per discharge by the total number of discharges for the month to get the total hours required:
- Total hours = Number of discharges * Minutes per discharge (converted to hours)
- Total hours = 1,424 * 0.25
- Total hours = 356

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