For a hospital discharging 120 patients daily, each with an average of 200 pages, what is the minimum work hours needed to ensure a 24-hour record turnaround?

To determine the minimum work hours needed for a hospital discharging 120 patients daily, each with an average of 200 pages, one must first calculate the total number of pages generated each day.

By multiplying the number of patients by the average number of pages per patient, you find that the hospital generates 24,000 pages daily (120 patients x 200 pages). Depending on the staffing and processing speed, the time required to handle these pages will vary. However, it’s important to ensure that all records are processed within a 24-hour period, allowing for timely access to patient information.

Assuming standardized processing speeds for medical records, estimates suggest that an average employee can process around 50 pages per hour. To find out how many total hours are needed to process 24,000 pages, you would divide the total number of pages by the number of pages processed per hour (24,000 pages ÷ 50 pages/hour = 480 hours).

Now, to ensure availability of records within 24 hours while considering shifts and staffing, this total workload needs to be covered efficiently. This means distributing the total processing time across multiple employees or shifts. To achieve a 24-hour turnaround for record processing, you divide the total hours by