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. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):71–77. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M3200

Table 2.

Alert-management schedules by provider follow-up timeliness

Schedule Follow-up timeliness Total
Timely Untimely
At the end of the day 2 40% 3 60% 5
Clears alerts by the end of the day 5 71.4% 2 28.6% 7
Does not process alerts 2 100% 0 0% 2
First thing in the morning 4 44.4% 5 55.5% 9
In between patients 4 36.4% 7 63.6% 11
Lets them stack up 2 100% 0 0% 2
Not reported 1 100% 0 0% 1
As soon as they appear 3 75% 1 25% 4

Totals add up to more than 28 (the total number of participants) because participants may have reported using more than one alert-management schedule.