Question

A coding supervisor must determine the number of FTEs needed to code 600 discharges per week. If it takes an average of 20 minutes to code each record and each coding professional works 7.5 productive hours per day, how many FTEs will the coding supervisor need

Answer 1

Answer:

6 Full Time Employees

Step-by-step explanation:

It takes 20 minutes to code each record.

Therefore, in 1 hour, number of records per coder = 60/20 = 3 records

Since each coding professional works 7.5 productive hours per day.

Number of Records Per Day for each coder

=(3X7.5) = 22.5 records

Assume a 5-Week Day

Number of Records that must be treated = 600/5 = 120 records a day

Number of FTE Employees needed

= 120 / 22.5 = 5.33

The employer will require at least 6 FTE since Number of Employees is a discrete data.