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Increasing the probability of selecting efficient and accurate coders. Debbie Abbott And Michael N Fox. State of play Coder workforce. University course closures Lack of qualified staff Niche market. ACTIVITY BASED FUNDING Increased need for coders Accuracy Efficiency Deadlines.
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Increasing the probability of selecting efficient and accurate coders Debbie Abbott AndMichael N Fox
State of play • Coder workforce
University course closures • Lack of qualified staff • Niche market
ACTIVITY BASED FUNDING • Increased need for coders • Accuracy • Efficiency • Deadlines
REQUIREMENTS • Accuracy (KPI’s) • Efficiency • Experience • Ability to improve
OFFSHORE: • Recruitment • Off shore on-line eg. India
RECRUIT: • Incentives/packages • Recruit from interstate/other facilities • Find the ‘elusive’ coder
EDUCATE IN-HOUSE: • Advantages • Disadvantages
SELECTION: • Learning capabilities • Testing • Speed/accuracy • Coding • Psychological • Other sectors
AVERAGE COST • $24,515.00 • (The COI Group, 2010)
RECRUITMENT COST • Work Load • Exit Interview • Advertisements • Interviewing • Lost Productivity • Training • New Hire • Effort • INCORRECT CODING!
SKILL SET: • Speed • Accuracy • Background • Medical terminology • Education • Age
PERFORMANCE HELP MICHAEL!!
ATTRIBUTES • Accuracy • Good problem solvers • performance
HYPOTHESIS: Good speed and accuracy skills increase the probability of an efficient and accurate coder
OUR EXPERIENCE: • Short list • Speed/accuracy test • Profile • Problem solving • Learning capabilities • Coding test
PROBLEM SOLVING • Speed/accuracy • Problem solving • Reaction to stress
MAJOR ASSESSMENT: • WAIS-R • MMPI-2 • 16 PF • SELF ADMINISTERED • OTIS • ACER
Coder 1 • Average output • High accuracy • Pressure (crumbles) • Coder 2 • High output • High accuracy • Pressure (excels) • Coder 3 • Lower output • Highest accuracy • Pressure (learns to control)
WHO WINS??? ANSWER: EVERYONE!!
PRACTICAL EXAMPLE • Pre-course test • Education • Tutoring
OTHER EXAMPLES: • Ernst and Young • Principals and Partners • Pressure • No supervision • Decision-making • Antartic Commission • Station leaders • QLD State Netball team • performance
INVESTMENT • Best staff • Long term • Good outcomes
BALANCE • Social • More productive • Realistic KPI’s • Happy • Long-term
QUALITY SERVICE • Goal setting • Control arousal level • Functioning in a changing world
CONCLUSIONS • Staff turnover • Output • Selection rate • Performance • ‘right tool for right job’
Debbie Abbott (Resolutions) Pty Ltd 61 7 3849 6885 debbie@resolutionsint.com Michael Fox http:michaelnfox.googlepages.com