The students are expected to carefully read the assignment instructions, then thoroughly and explicitly address each question.
Microsoft Excel will be used to perform the mathematical computations and graphs; however, the questions and their corresponding responses should be written up in a Microsoft Word document. IMPORTANT: Make certain that there is a detailed description of how the calculations were performed.
While there is no minimum number of references that need to be utilized to support the completion of this assignment, it is generally understood that outside sources, including the text, will be necessary to complete the problems.
The document must adhere to the APA writing style in terms of using in-text citations and the listing of sources on the references page.
The Microsoft Word document and Excel spreadsheet are to be uploaded to Submit Assignment.
HA612 Unit 6 Individual Assignment
You just finished your MHA degree and your boss wants “to show you off†in an upcoming staff meeting because she feels you have a lot of potential. Needless to say, you feel some pressure.
She says the organization’s telemedicine unit has seen “high growthâ€, but she is not sure how much. The unit was stood up a year ago, and “has been very busyâ€, according to her. She tasks you to come up with staffing estimates to make sure there are enough telemedicine nurses to meet the demand.
Below is the data she gives you for the past 12 months the center has been open, and then she asks, “How many telemedicine nurses would you forecast we need in the next 6 months?â€
Year 1 – # of telemedicine phone calls received. The Telemedicine Center is open from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, and telehealth nurses work the entire 12 hour shift. You can assume a single call takes 15 minutes for a telemedicine nurse to handle.
Month |
Average # of Telemedicine calls received per day for each month the center was open in year 1 |
Jan |
37 |
Feb |
28 |
Mar |
42 |
Apr |
48 |
May |
63 |
Jun |
71 |
Jul |
75 |
Aug |
74 |
Sep |
88 |
Oct |
93 |
Nov |
95 |
Dec |
102 |
Submit your findings in a Word document and include the Excel spread sheet.