EXHIBIT 3.
Average hours spent on various activities per physician per day, by selected characteristics and year
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| Characteristic or year | Mean | SD | IQR | Mean | SD | IQR |
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| Internal medicine | 3.26 | (1.64) | 2.06–4.31 | 3.31 | (1.39) | 2.32–4.11 |
| Family medicine | 3.20**** | (1.60) | 2.03–4.30 | 3.29*** | (1.34) | 2.35–4.12 |
| Pediatrics | 2.72**** | (1.66) | 1.43–3.84 | 2.84**** | (1.30) | 1.91–3.56 |
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| PORTION OF TIME IN THE CLINIC (PERCENT OF FULL-TIME-EQUIVALENT) | ||||||
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| 50% or less FTE | 2.59**** | (1.56) | 1.43–3.49 | 2.52**** | (1.23) | 1.60–3.31 |
| Greater than 50% and less than 75% | 3.04**** | (1.56) | 1.92–4.05 | 3.10**** | (1.33) | 2.15–3.87 |
| 75% or more FTE | 3.19 | (1.70) | 1.93–4.35 | 3.31 | (1.37) | 2.33–4.12 |
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| NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE RECOGNITION | ||||||
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| Level 3 | 3.15 | (1.60) | 1.98–4.20 | 2.95 | (1.22) | 2.08–3.70 |
| Level 2 | 3.15 | (1.69) | 1.91–4.27 | 3.29**** | (1.39) | 2.31–4.14 |
| Did not apply | 2.87**** | (1.67) | 1.55–4.05 | 3.47**** | (1.54) | 2.36–4.40 |
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| 2011 | 3.21 | (1.67) | 2.00–4.30 | 3.06 | (1.36) | 2.10–3.84 |
| 2012 | 3.07**** | (1.68) | 1.81–4.21 | 3.16**** | (1.34) | 2.20–3.95 |
| 2013 | 3.00**** | (1.64) | 1.77–4.10 | 3.04** | (1.31) | 2.10–3.83 |
| 2014 | 3.08**** | (1.60) | 1.90–4.18 | 3.37**** | (1.40) | 2.37–4.20 |
| 2011–14 | 3.08 | (1.65) | 1.87–4.19 | 3.17 | (1.36) | 2.20–3.98 |
SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data from access logs embedded in the electronic health records of 471 physicians. NOTES Level 3 is the highest of three levels for National Committee for Quality Assurance recognition. SD is standard deviation. IQR is interquartile range.
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p < 0.05
***
p < 0.01
****
p < 0.001