Table 3.

Comparison of timeliness of certification (completion of the physician’s portion of the record) and registration (full completion of the record), as grouped by method of certification. *= p-values calculated using student’s t test.

	Paper	EDRS	EMR	p-value* (Paper vs. EDRS)	p-value* (EDRS vs. EMR)
Average hours from death to certification	114.72	81.84	43.92	<0.0001	<0.0001
Percentage certified within 72 hours	35.5%	56.6%	77.5%
Average days from death to registration	5.38	4.55	4.18	<0.0001	0.0086
Percentage registered within 5 days	58.5%	68.6%	74.7%