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1. One full-time equivalent (FTE) employment is based on the following usual workweek, which is defined by the facility. 1 FTE = 40 hours per
1. One full-time equivalent (FTE) employment is based on the following usual workweek, which is defined by the facility.
1 FTE = 40 hours per week (480 minutes per day)
40 hours per week x 52 weeks = 2,080 hours per year
Use the table to calculate FTE needs for HIM services for Community Hospital
(15 points)
Department | Work standard per day | Volume per day | Calculation | FTEs needed | Rationale |
Coding/ DRG Assignment | 24 minutes per chart | 30 charts | 24 x 30 = 720 minutes | 1.5 | 720/480 = 1.5 |
Disclosure (ROI) | 13 minutes per chart | 113 charts | |||
Abstract | 19 minutes per chart | 77 charts | |||
Audit | 116 minutes per chart | 4 |
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher
3rd Edition
9780078025525, 9780077517359, 77517350, 978-0077398194
