Eastern Omaha Neurology Center is converting its filing system from alphabetic t

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Eastern Omaha Neurology Center is converting its filing system from alphabetic to terminal digit. There are 15 office staff members. The practice manager has given instructions that the work can begin on Friday afternoon as the last patient leaves, which is typically 2:00 pm. The project must be completed by 8:00 pm Sunday night. The HIM coordinator has been collecting information for you to use in the planning process. There are 4474 medical records. It take 3.5 minutes per chart to convert from alphabetic to terminal digit.

Question: How many hours do you expect the project to take?

Explanation / Answer

N = Total number of medical records = 4474

mu = amount of time chart to convert from alphabetic to terminal digit = 3.5 per minute.

In 1 hour the the total number of chart to convert from alphabetic to terminal digit = 60 / 3.5 = 17.14 charts per hour

m = number of staff members = 15

In 1 hour the the total number of chart to convert from alphabetic to terminal digit by 15 staff members

= 60 * 15 /3.5 = 257.1429 charts per hour

Expected number of hours to complete the project

= 4474 / 257.1429

= 17.3988

Expected number of hours to complete the project = 17.3988 hours.

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