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. 2015 Feb 20;22(2):299–311. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocu017

Table 1::

Patient-provider Characteristics by Position

Position No. of Providers Patients, No. (%) Median Providers/Patient, No. (min, max) No. of Record Accesses Median Record Accesses, No. (min, max)
Patient Care Staff Nurse 940 543 (99) 12 (0, 123) 9014 4 (1, 264)
NMH Resident/Fellow 654 522 (95) 9 (0, 95) 7000 5 (1, 110)
Med Student 290 272 (50) 0 (0, 9) 622 1 (1, 12)
NMH Physician 262 494 (90) 3 (0, 28) 2397 3 (1, 113)
Patient Care Assistive Staff 238 533 (97) 8 (0, 40) 4662 10 (1, 170)
ED Patient Care Staff Nurse 170 324 (59) 1 (0, 15) 762 2 (1, 62)
Respiratory 107 546 (100) 12 (0, 67) 8761 51 (1, 487)
Student Nurse 101 155 (28) 0 (0, 8) 395 2 (1, 20)
RAD-Technologist 89 335 (61) 1 (0, 11) 501 5 (1, 171)
RX-Pharmacist 84 530 (97) 3 (0, 27) 2567 19 (1, 263)
RAD-Nurse 78 261 (48) 0 (0, 19) 810 7 (1, 48)
RX-Pharmacy Student 77 128 (23) 0 (0, 4) 163 2 (1, 11)
NMH Physician Hospitalist 72 386 (70) 1 (0, 16) 1332 16 (1, 77)
RAD-Resident/Fellow 67 153 (28) 0 (0, 10) 254 3 (1, 12)
Advanced Practice Clinician 61 327 (60) 1 (0, 15) 983 5 (1, 106)
RAD-Radiologist 50 279 (51) 1 (0, 7) 501 3 (1, 57)
NMH Anesthesia 49 109 (20) 0 (0, 14) 313 2 (1, 28)

ED, Emergency department; RAD, Radiology; NMH, Northwestern Memorial Hospital.