Table 4.
Annual Hours Spent in Workload Activities and Calculated FTE
| Mean hours | Median hours | Min hours | Max hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case finding, manual | 939.1 | 312.0 | 0.0 | 7,852.0 |
| Case finding, electronic | 972.7 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 5,694.0 |
| Abstracting, at hospital | 679.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7,748.0 |
| Abstracting, at central registry | 3,604.8 | 2,756.0 | 0.0 | 11,726.0 |
| Follow-up, active | 45.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 520.0 |
| Follow-up, passive | 331.9 | 104.0 | 0.0 | 1,768.0 |
| Visual editing | 2,881.4 | 1,560.0 | 0.0 | 16,003.0 |
| Case consolidation, manual | 1,505.7 | 780.0 | 0.0 | 6,968.0 |
| Case consolidation, electronic | 3,071.1 | 780.0 | 0.0 | 12,428.0 |
| Resolving edit report | 1,625.8 | 520.0 | 0.0 | 5,330.0 |
| Resolving quality issues | 1,546.6 | 520.0 | 0.0 | 10,790.0 |
| Audits, case finding | 1,222.8 | 1,080.0 | 0.0 | 4,587.0 |
| Audit, re-abstracting | 418.6 | 276.0 | 0.0 | 1,392.0 |
| Database management | 1,252.1 | 960.0 | 0.0 | 4,320.0 |
| Training, registry staff | 753.4 | 396.0 | 48.0 | 3,997.5 |
| Training, reporting facility staff | 563.4 | 266.5 | 3.0 | 3,090.0 |
| Travel, operations | 200.2 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 1,040.0 |
| Travel, conferences | 332.3 | 170.0 | 8.0 | 1,042.0 |
| Death clearance, matching | 209.3 | 140.0 | 7.0 | 835.0 |
| Death clearance, follow-back | 462.8 | 320.0 | 40.0 | 2,325.0 |
| Total activities | 22,618.8 | 16,710.2 | 3,342.0 | 67,809.0 |
| Mean FTE | Median FTE | Min FTE | Max FTE | |
| Estimated FTE (total activities/2034) | 12.4 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 37.3 |
FTE=full-time equivalent.