Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, clinical experience, alert frequency and alert acceptance of survey respondents (n = 103) and non-respondents (n = 37)
| Characteristics | Survey Sample (n = 140) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents | Non-Respondents | P-value | |
| Total | 103 (73.6%) | 37 (26.4%) | |
| Median age (IQR) | 41.0 (32.0–53.0) | 31.0 (30.0–43.0) | 0.019 |
| Women | 73 (70.9%) | 16 (43.2%) | 0.003 |
| Role | 0.145 | ||
| • MD | 93 (90.3%) | 37 (100%) | |
| • NP | 6 (5.8%) | 0 | |
| • PA | 4 (3.9%) | 0 | |
| Median Note Count (IQR) | 1218 (289–3705) | 234 (131–1977) | 0.001 |
| Top 25 Ranked Medical School | 44 (47.3%) | 21 (56.8%) | 0.160 |
| Graduation Year | 0.098 | ||
| • ≤ 10 | 25 (24.3%) | 7 (18.9%) | |
| • 11-20 | 21 (20.4%) | 6 (16.2%) | |
| • 21-30 | 13 (12.6%) | 1 (2.7%) | |
| • - 31+ | 15 (14.6%) | 4 (10.8%) | |
| • Unknown | 29 (28.2%) | 19 (51.4%) | |
| Median Total Alerts (IQR) | 223 (90–416) | 118 (53–322) | 0.028 |
| Median Unique Alerts (IQR) | 97 (50–178) | 55 (30–103) | 0.005 |
| Unweighted Median Acceptance Rate (IQR) | 15.2% (5.9–32.4%) | 16.7% (6.0–37.2%) | 0.695 |
| Mean Acceptance Rate (SD)* | 35.7% (25.6%) | 35.7% (25.9%) | 0.744 |
| Median Years Practicing (IQR) ** | 8.0 (2.0–20.0) | N/A | N/A |
| Median Half-Day Sessions/Week (IQR)** | 4.0 (1.0–6.0) | N/A | N/A |
| Median Patients/Session(IQR)** | 8.0 (5.0–9.0) | N/A | N/A |
| Median Experience Using EHR (IQR)** | 6.0 (4.0–10.0) | N/A | N/A |
* Reflects acceptance rate (total alerts accepted ÷ unique alerts displayed)
** Self-reported from survey responses, these data were not available for non-responders