community physicians clinic is a large clinic with 85 physicians. they treat about 8,600 patients each week. coders are expected to code 100 clinic records each day. how many Full Time Employees are needed to code these records? ( assume a five day work week)
8600/(100*5) = ?
Dear PsyDAG,
Thanks for your help, I suppose the answer to be 17.2 FETs?
You might want to round it to the nearest person. It rounds to 17, but if you want all the records to be covered, you might round it up to 18. This would give the FTEs a little slack.
that rounding wasn't correct.
To determine the number of Full Time Employees (FTEs) needed to code the clinic records, we can follow these steps:
1. Calculate the total number of clinic records per week:
Number of clinic records per day = 100
Number of clinic records per week = Number of clinic records per day * Number of workdays in a week (5 days)
Number of clinic records per week = 100 * 5 = 500
2. Determine the number of FTEs required to code the clinic records:
Number of FTEs = Number of clinic records per week / Number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week
To find the number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week, divide the total number of clinic records per week by the number of FTEs:
Number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week = Number of clinic records per week / Number of FTEs
Number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week = 500 / Number of FTEs
3. Since we do not have the exact number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week, we can use an estimation. Let's assume each coder is able to code 5 clinic records per hour and works 8 hours a day.
Number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week = Number of clinic records coded per hour * Number of work hours per day * Number of workdays in a week
Number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week = (5 * 8) * 5 = 200
4. Substitute the value of the estimated number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week into the formula:
Number of FTEs = Number of clinic records per week / Number of clinic records coded by one FTE per week
Number of FTEs = 500 / 200 = 2.5
Since we cannot have a fraction of an FTE, we round up to the nearest whole number because it is better to have extra coders for efficient workflow. Therefore, the number of FTEs needed to code these records is 3.
Note: Keep in mind that this calculation assumes a consistent workload and productivity level for coders throughout the week. It's always a good idea to regularly review the workload and adjust the number of coders accordingly.