Current Staffing Situation The Inpatient Coding Department at Sinclair Memorial Hospital currently employs eight (8) inpatient coders. Due to hospital growth, this number of coders falls short of the staffing level needed to meet the daily workload requirements efficiently identified as 10 inpatient coders. Although two additional full-time inpatient coder positions have been approved, efforts to hire additional coders have been unsuccessful. Productivity Metrics Each inpatient coder is expected to code 2 records per hour. A standard workday of 7.5 hours translates to 15 records per coder per workday. Given our current staffing of 8 coders, the department can code 120 records per workday. Our analysis indicates that the department faces varying levels of workload, with requirements of 150 records per workday. Given the current staffing levels, this creates a workday coding shortfall of 30 records. Financial Ramifications The regular hourly wage for an inpatient coder is $30. Overtime is compensated at a rate of 1.5 times the regular hourly wage. Strategic Challenge The challenge lies in effectively managing this shortfall to ensure that the department meets its daily coding requirements without compromising on q Current Staffing Situation

The Inpatient Coding Department at Sinclair Memorial Hospital currently employs eight (8) inpatient coders. Due to hospital growth, this number of coders falls short of the staffing level needed to meet the daily workload requirements efficiently identified as 10 inpatient coders. Although two additional full-time inpatient coder positions have been approved, efforts to hire additional coders have been unsuccessful.

Productivity Metrics

Each inpatient coder is expected to code 2 records per hour. A standard workday of 7.5 hours translates to 15 records per coder per workday. Given our current staffing of 8 coders, the department can code 120 records per workday. Our analysis indicates that the department faces varying levels of workload, with requirements of 150 records per workday. Given the current staffing levels, this creates a workday coding shortfall of 30 records.

Financial Ramifications

The regular hourly wage for an inpatient coder is $30. Overtime is compensated at a rate of 1.5 times the regular hourly wage.

Strategic Challenge

The challenge lies in effectively managing this shortfall to ensure that the department meets its daily coding requirements without compromising on quality. While long-term solutions may include hiring additional coders, the immediate need calls for a strategic approach to utilizing the current staff more efficiently.uality. While long-term solutions may include hiring additional coders, the immediate need calls for a strategic