Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) — Question 109

General Hospital has been in operation for 13 years. It has 6,000 admissions per year. The facility has expanded and will allow for 200 more admissions per year from now on. There are 2,500 linear feet of filing space available and half is being used the facility expects a 30% readmission rate. If a unit number/filing system is used how many file folders will be needed for the next year?

Answer options

• A. 1,800
• B. 1,860
• C. 4,340
• D. 6,200

Correct answer: C

Explanation

To calculate the total file folders needed, you add the new admissions (6,200) to the expected readmissions (1,860), leading to a total of 8,060. However, since each patient may be readmitted, the calculation results in needing 4,340 unique file folders for the next year, making option C the correct answer. The other options do not account for the correct readmission rate or total admissions.