Table 3.

Physicians’ Perceptions of AOVs Performed During the Observed Workday

	All physicians* (N = 33)	Private physicians* (N = 16)	Public physicians* (N = 17)
Non-visit specific AOV time that could have substituted for a visit
Hours of non-visit-specific AOV time	0.3 (0.1–0.5)	0.4 (0.1–0.6)	0.3 (0.1–0.4)
% of Non-visit specific AOV time	37 (17–64)	36 (14–65)	40 (17–60)
AOV time that could have been performed by non-physician support staff†
Hours of AOV time	0.2 (0–0.3)	0.1 (0–0.2)	0.2 (0.1–0.4)
% of AOV time	15 (4–39)	10 (1–29)	21 (10–45)

*Median (quartiles)

†Analysis performed excluding charting from total AOV time