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?
Is this FTEs per day or week? If for a week, how many hours does each coder work per week?
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To determine the number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) needed, we need to calculate the total coding time required and divide it by the productive hours available per day.
First, let's calculate the total coding time required per week:
Total coding time per week = Number of records per week × Time per record
Given:
Number of records per week = 500
Time per record = 20 minutes
Total coding time per week = 500 records × 20 minutes per record
Next, we need to convert the time from minutes to hours:
Total coding time per week (in hours) = (Total coding time per week in minutes) ÷ 60 minutes per hour
Now, let's calculate the total productive hours available per week for one coder:
Total productive hours per week (per coder) = Productive hours per day × Number of working days per week
Given:
Productive hours per day = 7.5 hours
Number of working days per week = 5 days (assuming a standard workweek)
Total productive hours per week (per coder) = 7.5 hours per day × 5 days per week
Finally, we can calculate the number of FTEs needed by dividing the total coding time required per week by the total productive hours available per week per coder:
FTEs needed = Total coding time per week (in hours) ÷ Total productive hours per week (per coder)
Now, let's substitute the given values:
Total coding time per week = 500 records × 20 minutes per record = 10,000 minutes
Total coding time per week (in hours) = 10,000 minutes ÷ 60 minutes per hour
Total productive hours per week (per coder) = 7.5 hours per day × 5 days per week
FTEs needed = (10,000 minutes ÷ 60 minutes per hour) ÷ (7.5 hours per day × 5 days per week)
You can use a calculator to solve this equation to get the final answer.