Table I.
Impact of DAX on clinician productivity and note characteristics
| All users |
Low utilizers (<50%) |
High utilizers (>70%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
P∗ | Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
P∗ | Mean (SD) |
Mean (SD) |
P∗ | |
| Before DAX, n = 12 | Using DAX n = 10 | Before DAX, n = 8 | Using DAX, n = 8 | Before DAX, n = 2 | Using DAX, n = 2 | ||||
| Appointments per month | 169.1 (35.4) | 168.6 (23.9) | .35 | 157.3 (32.8) | 147.0 (19.9) | .34 | 222.1 (46.3) | 204.4 (36.9) | .12 |
| Time in notes per day (min) | 54.6 (7.4) | 42.2 (5.1) | .003† | 47.7 (6.3) | 32.9 (3.6) | .002† | 86.7 (8.4) | 66.4 (8.7) | <.001† |
| Time in notes per appointment (min) | 6.5 (1.2) | 5.1 (0.8) | <.001† | 6.5 (1.3) | 4.8 (0.8) | <.001† | 8.0 (0.9) | 6.7 (0.9) | .01† |
| Time outside 7 am-5:30 pm in EMR per day (min) | 35.5 (14.7) | 28.1 (8.9) | .005† | 39.4 (15.7) | 35.2 (9.3) | .001† | 14.6 (7.1) | 14.8 (10.5) | .49 |
| Note length (characters) | 4412 (350) | 4617 (444) | .03† | 4713 (334) | 4892 (546) | .03† | 4826 (146) | 4780 (259) | .42 |
| Provider note contribution (%) | 96.7 (4.6) | 51.7 (7.4) | <.001† | 96.8 (5.2) | 43.2 (6.9) | <.001† | 100.0 (0) | 58.6 (11.2) | <.001† |
SD, Standard Deviation.
∗
Assessed using the Independent Samples T-Test.
†
P < .05.