Staffing Calculations

1.It takes approximately 15 minutes to assemble and analyze a chart for deficiencies.If there are 17,500 discharges for the month, how many personnel hours are needed for this volume of work?

2.The HIM coding supervisor needs to determine the number of full time equivalents (FTEs) necessary to code 1,250 discharge per week.It take an average of 17 minutes to code each record.Each coder works 35 hours per week.How many FTEs are required?

3.Memorial Hospital HIM department expects an increase of 30% in the number of discharges processed per day due to the addition of 100 new beds in a new wing of the hospital.This 30% increase is projected to be an additional 300 records per day.It takes an average of 18 minutes to code a record.Calculate the number of FTEs required to handle the increased volume based on an 7.5 hour work day.

4.Based on a 40-hour work week, and using the following information, calculate how many FTEs the HIM Department has.

Employee A: 40 hours per week

Employee B: 35 hours per week

Employee C: 24 hours per week

Employee D: 18 hours per week

Use the following information for questions 5 and 6:

Employee A: $18/hr - 45 hours worked/week

Employee B: $15/hr - 35 hours worked/week

Employee C: $14.75/hr - 40 hours worked/week

Employee D: $13.00/hr - 35 hours worked/week

5.What is the routine (40/hrs/week) cost of staffing the coding area of this HIM Department?

6.Calculate the overtime (hours over 40) cost of staffing the coding area for the week.(Overtime is calculate at time and a half).

7.All employees are to get a 3% raise in the next fiscal year which begins January 1.Employees also will get a 2.5% merit increase on their anniversary.The lead coder currently makes $48,000 per year.What will her salary be as of February 18^th next year, which is her anniversary date?

8.An HIM Department processes 92 patient discharges per day.It has been determined that one person per day can analyze 38 records.How many FTEs would be required to staff the analysis section of this HIM Department?

9.It take 18 minutes to code a record and each coder works 35 hours per week.How many coders are needed to code 888 discharges per week?

10.The transcription production for October was 175,000 lines.The total work hours for all transcriptionists for the same period was 2700 hours.The average hourly cost was $14.75.Determine the cost per line for operating this service.

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