Healthcare Statistics Final Exam Updated 2026
Including ALOS & Patient Metrics Analysis
Questions With Correct Answers
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? Round to one decimal place. - ANSWER-5.3 FTEs
The HIM department at Community Hospital will experience a 15 percent increase
in the number of discharges coded per day as the result of opening an orthopedic
clinic in the facility. The 15 percent increase is projected to be 50 additional
records per day. The standard time to code this type of record is 15 minutes.
Compute the number of FTEs required to handle this increased volume in coding
based on a 7.5 hour productive day. Round to one digit after the decimal. -
ANSWER-1.7 FTE
The HIM coding supervisor agrees to pay a new graduate $15.00 per hour. This is a
full-time coding position at 2,080 hours per year. The cost for a full-time
employee's fringe benefits is 25 percent of the employee's salary. How much must
the supervisor budget for the employee's salary and fringe benefits? - ANSWER-
$39,000.00
The same supervisor in the scenario above agreed to increase the salary of the
employee to $16.00 per hour once she passed her RHIT exam. Three months after
beginning her employment, the employee passed her RHIT exam. What will the
new budget be for salary and fringe benefits? - ANSWER-$41,600.00
,The forms used to query physicians in your coding area cost $50.00 per 250 forms
for the first 500 and $40 for every 100 thereafter. If you need to order 850 forms,
what is the total cost to be budgeted? - ANSWER-$240.00
You currently lease scanning equipment at a cost of $2,750 per quarter and two
copy machines at $150 each per month plus $0.01 per page copied. You estimate
you will copy a total of 30,000 pages a year per copier. What will you need to
budget annually for this leased equipment? - ANSWER-$15,200.00
All the patients who present to the emergency services department with a suspected
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are expected to receive an electrocardiogram
(ECG) within 10 minutes of their arrival. Of the 45 patients who had a suspected
AMI during the last quarter, 33 had an ECG within the specified time frame. What
was the rate of compliance? Round to two decimal places. - ANSWER-73.33%
Last month, the ROI specialist received 580 requests for information. He was able
to answer 307 within the specified time frame of three working days. What is the
rate of compliance in answering requests within the specified time frame? Round
to two decimal places. - ANSWER-52.93%
Using the chart on the bottom of page 201, estimate the hospital charges for the
patients listed in the table below based on an average cost of $1,500 per day. -
ANSWER-126745
$6,000
853275
$9,000
903629
$3,000
956825
$10,500
, 957032
$15,000
903412
$12,000
934818
$16,500
563498
$13,500
985476
$7,500
894532
$4,500
Last year, Community Hospital had 32,687 discharges. Of these, 1,789 were
readmissions. What is the hospital's readmission rate? Round to two decimal
places. - ANSWER-5.47%
In September, the hospital had three coding professionals who coded 1,500
inpatient records, and 22 of the records failed the quality screens. - ANSWER-a.
What is the average number of records coded by each coding professional?
500
b. What was the average number of records coded each working day (Monday
through Friday at 21 workdays) in September? Round to two decimal places.
71.43
c. What percentage of records passed the quality screens? Round to two decimal
places.
98.53%
Including ALOS & Patient Metrics Analysis
Questions With Correct Answers
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? Round to one decimal place. - ANSWER-5.3 FTEs
The HIM department at Community Hospital will experience a 15 percent increase
in the number of discharges coded per day as the result of opening an orthopedic
clinic in the facility. The 15 percent increase is projected to be 50 additional
records per day. The standard time to code this type of record is 15 minutes.
Compute the number of FTEs required to handle this increased volume in coding
based on a 7.5 hour productive day. Round to one digit after the decimal. -
ANSWER-1.7 FTE
The HIM coding supervisor agrees to pay a new graduate $15.00 per hour. This is a
full-time coding position at 2,080 hours per year. The cost for a full-time
employee's fringe benefits is 25 percent of the employee's salary. How much must
the supervisor budget for the employee's salary and fringe benefits? - ANSWER-
$39,000.00
The same supervisor in the scenario above agreed to increase the salary of the
employee to $16.00 per hour once she passed her RHIT exam. Three months after
beginning her employment, the employee passed her RHIT exam. What will the
new budget be for salary and fringe benefits? - ANSWER-$41,600.00
,The forms used to query physicians in your coding area cost $50.00 per 250 forms
for the first 500 and $40 for every 100 thereafter. If you need to order 850 forms,
what is the total cost to be budgeted? - ANSWER-$240.00
You currently lease scanning equipment at a cost of $2,750 per quarter and two
copy machines at $150 each per month plus $0.01 per page copied. You estimate
you will copy a total of 30,000 pages a year per copier. What will you need to
budget annually for this leased equipment? - ANSWER-$15,200.00
All the patients who present to the emergency services department with a suspected
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are expected to receive an electrocardiogram
(ECG) within 10 minutes of their arrival. Of the 45 patients who had a suspected
AMI during the last quarter, 33 had an ECG within the specified time frame. What
was the rate of compliance? Round to two decimal places. - ANSWER-73.33%
Last month, the ROI specialist received 580 requests for information. He was able
to answer 307 within the specified time frame of three working days. What is the
rate of compliance in answering requests within the specified time frame? Round
to two decimal places. - ANSWER-52.93%
Using the chart on the bottom of page 201, estimate the hospital charges for the
patients listed in the table below based on an average cost of $1,500 per day. -
ANSWER-126745
$6,000
853275
$9,000
903629
$3,000
956825
$10,500
, 957032
$15,000
903412
$12,000
934818
$16,500
563498
$13,500
985476
$7,500
894532
$4,500
Last year, Community Hospital had 32,687 discharges. Of these, 1,789 were
readmissions. What is the hospital's readmission rate? Round to two decimal
places. - ANSWER-5.47%
In September, the hospital had three coding professionals who coded 1,500
inpatient records, and 22 of the records failed the quality screens. - ANSWER-a.
What is the average number of records coded by each coding professional?
500
b. What was the average number of records coded each working day (Monday
through Friday at 21 workdays) in September? Round to two decimal places.
71.43
c. What percentage of records passed the quality screens? Round to two decimal
places.
98.53%
