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?
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To determine the number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTES) needed for coding 500 discharges per week, we need to calculate the total coding time required and then convert it to FTES based on the average productive hours per day.
First, let's calculate the total coding time required per week:
Number of discharges per week = 500
Coding time per discharge = 20 minutes
Total coding time per week = Number of discharges per week * Coding time per discharge
Total coding time per week = 500 * 20 minutes
Now, let's convert the coding time to hours:
Total coding time per week (in hours) = (Total coding time per week in minutes) / 60
Total coding time per week (in hours) = (500 * 20) / 60
Next, we need to calculate the total productive hours available per week for a coder:
Productive hours per day = 7.5 hours
Working days per week = 5 (assuming Monday to Friday)
Total productive hours per week per coder = Productive hours per day * Working days per week
Total productive hours per week per coder = 7.5 * 5
Finally, let's calculate the number of FTES needed:
Number of FTES = Total coding time per week (in hours) / Total productive hours per week per coder
Substituting the values we calculated earlier:
Number of FTES = ((500 * 20) / 60) / (7.5 * 5)
Now, you can calculate the number of FTES needed by evaluating this expression:
Number of FTES = ((500 * 20) / 60) / (7.5 * 5)