A coding supervisor must determine the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed to code 500 discharges per week. If it takes an average of 20 minutes to code each record and each coder works 7.5 productive hours per day, how many FTEs will the coding supervisor need? (Round to one decimal place)
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To determine the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed, we need to calculate the total productive hours required to code 500 discharges per week and divide it by the number of productive hours per coder per day.
First, calculate the total productive hours required per week:
Number of discharges per week = 500
Time taken to code each discharge = 20 minutes
Total time required to code 500 discharges = 500 * 20 = 10,000 minutes
In order to convert minutes to hours, divide by 60:
Total time required to code 500 discharges = 10,000 / 60 = 166.67 hours
Now, calculate the FTEs needed:
Number of productive hours per day = 7.5
Number of productive hours per week = 7.5 * 5 = 37.5
FTEs needed = Total time required to code 500 discharges / Number of productive hours per week
FTEs needed = 166.67 / 37.5 = 4.44
Rounding to one decimal place, the coding supervisor will need approximately 4.4 FTEs.