All categories

2 years ago

What is the probability a person admitted to the hospital is paid a malpractice claim (to decimals)

Mathematics

1 answer:

Liula [17]2 years ago

4 0

Full question:

Astudy of 31,000 hospital admissions in New York State found that 4% of the admissions

led to treatment-caused injuries. One-seventh of these treatment-caused injuries resulted in

death, and one-fourth were caused by negligence. Malpractice claims were filed in one out

of 7.5 cases involving negligence, and payments were made in one out of every two claims

What is the probability a person admitted to the hospital is paid a malpractice claim (to decimals)

Answer:

Explanation:

Since 4% of admissions lead to treatment-caused injuries, we have 4/100×31000= 1240 treatment caused injuries for every 31000 people admitted

1/7 resulted in death = 1/7×1240= 177 people die for every 1240 treatment caused injuries

1/4 from negligence= 1/4×1240= 310 people get treatment caused injuries from negligence for every 1240 people

Malpractice claims in one of out of 7.5 cases of negligence= 13.3% of negligence cases= 0.1333×310= 41 claims for every 1240 people with treatment caused injuries

Payments were made in one out of every two claims, therefore payments for claims =50% of 41 cases of negligence= 21 payments(approximately) for every 1240 people with treatment caused injuries

Probability= number of favorable outcomes /total number of outcomes

Probability that a person admitted into the hospital will be paid a claim= 21/31000= 0.000677

You might be interested in

For what values of x is f(x) = |x + 1| differentiable? I'm struggling my butt off for this course

pav-90 [236]

By definition of absolute value, you have

$f(x) = |x+1| = \begin{cases}x+1&\text{if }x+1\ge0 \\ -(x+1)&\text{if }x+1$

or more simply,

$f(x) = \begin{cases}x+1&\text{if }x\ge-1\\-x-1&\text{if }x$

On their own, each piece is differentiable over their respective domains, except at the point where they split off.

For x > -1, we have

(x + 1)' = 1

while for x < -1,

(-x - 1)' = -1

More concisely,

$f'(x) = \begin{cases}1&\text{if }x>-1\\-1&\text{if }x$

Note the strict inequalities in the definition of f '(x).

In order for f(x) to be differentiable at x = -1, the derivative f '(x) must be continuous at x = -1. But this is not the case, because the limits from either side of x = -1 for the derivative do not match:

$\displaystyle \lim_{x\to-1^-}f'(x) = \lim_{x\to-1}(-1) = -1$

$\displaystyle \lim_{x\to-1^+}f'(x) = \lim_{x\to-1}1 = 1$

All this to say that f(x) is differentiable everywhere on its domain, except at the point x = -1.

4 0

3 years ago

Stan has made a $125.30 monthly deposit into an account that pays 1.5% interest, compounded monthly, for 35 years. He would now

MissTica

The future value of a monthly deposit A=125.30 at annual interest i=0.015 per annum for n=35 years compounded monthly is given by
FV=A((1+i/12)^(12*n)-1)/(i/12)
=125.30(1+0.015/12)^(12*35)/(0.015/12)
=$69156.05

The annuity formula is given by
Payment = r(PV)/(1-(1+r)^(-n))
where
r=interest rate per period = 0.015/12
PV= $69156.05
n=20*12=240
so
Payment = (0.015/12)69156.05/(1-(1+0.015/12)^(-240))
= $333.71 per month.

7 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

The rectangles in the figure below are similar. Find the value of x

V125BC [204]

Answer:

C. 6

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that the rectangles in the figure are similar.

Thus, the corresponding sides of the two rectangles will be equal.

So, we get,

$\frac{3}{x}=\frac{5}{x+4}$

i.e. $3(x+4)=5x$

i.e. $3x+12=5x$

i.e. $2x=12$

i.e. x = 6.

Hence, the value of x is 6.

3 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

A ball is thrown into the air from a height of 4 feet at time t = 0. The function that models this situation is h(t) = -16t2 + 6

katrin2010 [14]

Answer:

Part a) The height of the ball after 3 seconds is $49\ ft$

Part b) The maximum height is 66 ft

Part c) The ball hit the ground for t=4 sec

Part d) The domain of the function that makes sense is the interval

[0,4]

Step-by-step explanation:

we have

$h(t)=-16t^{2} +63t+4$

Part a) What is the height of the ball after 3 seconds?

For t=3 sec

Substitute in the function and solve for h

$h(3)=-16(3)^{2} +63(3)+4=49\ ft$

Part b) What is the maximum height of the ball? Round to the nearest foot.

we know that

The maximum height of the ball is the vertex of the quadratic equation

Convert the function into a vertex form

$h(t)=-16t^{2} +63t+4$

Group terms that contain the same variable, and move the constant to the opposite side of the equation

$h(t)-4=-16t^{2} +63t$

Factor the leading coefficient

$h(t)-4=-16(t^{2} -(63/16)t)$

Complete the square. Remember to balance the equation by adding the same constants to each side

$h(t)-4-16(63/32)^{2}=-16(t^{2} -(63/16)t+(63/32)^{2})$

$h(t)-(67,600/1,024)=-16(t^{2} -(63/16)t+(63/32)^{2})$

Rewrite as perfect squares

$h(t)-(67,600/1,024)=-16(t-(63/32))^{2}$

$h(t)=-16(t-(63/32))^{2}+(67,600/1,024)$

the vertex is the point (1.97,66.02)

therefore

The maximum height is 66 ft

Part c) When will the ball hit the ground?

we know that

The ball hit the ground when h(t)=0 (the x-intercepts of the function)

$h(t)=-16t^{2} +63t+4$

For h(t)=0

$0=-16t^{2} +63t+4$

using a graphing tool

The solution is t=4 sec

see the attached figure

Part d) What domain makes sense for the function?

The domain of the function that makes sense is the interval

[0,4]

All real numbers greater than or equal to 0 seconds and less than or equal to 4 seconds

Remember that the time can not be a negative number

6 0

3 years ago

(SAT Prep) Find the value of x.

photoshop1234 [79]

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

I think

6 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers