Community health center, a new patient clinic in your town serving only underinsured and uninsured patients, has asked you to help its HIM department get started. Calculate the number of new shelving units needed for a medical record filing system based on eight shelves per unit at 36 inches per shelf. the average record size equals 0.30 inches, and the center anticipated seeing 4500 patients a year.

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Community health center, a new patient clinic in your town serving only underinsured and uninsured patients, has asked you to help its HIM department get started.  Calculate the number of new shelving units needed for a medical record filing system based on eight shelves per unit at 36 inches per shelf. the average record size equals 0.30 inches, and the center anticipated seeing 4500 patients a year.

Ms. Sue · Answer

My, this is an old question. Medical records are digitalized now. 4500 * 0.3 = 1,350 inches 1,350 / 36 = ________ shelves Be sure to round the number of shelves up to the nearest whole number.