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. 2017 Dec 14;8(4):1117–1126. doi: 10.4338/ACI-2017-06-RA-0110

Table 2. Aggregate total and relative percent of unique notes/reports viewed among all chart review observations ( N  = 31 a ) .

Data category Note/Report type Viewed ( N ) Category (%) Total (%)
Clinical notes Outpatient specialty notes 50 19.2 12.3
Hospital discharge summary 32 12.3 7.9
Progress note (primary inpatient) 28 10.7 6.9
Miscellaneous note 22 8.4 5.4
Emergency department 17 6.5 4.2
Hospital admission 13 5.0 3.2
Inpatient specialty consult 12 4.6 3.0
Operative report 10 3.8 2.5
Inpatient specialty progress 9 3.4 2.2
Direct admission notification 9 3.4 2.2
Minor procedure report 8 3.1 2.0
Outside records (electronic) 7 2.7 1.7
Primary care 7 2.7 1.7
Clinical problem list 5 1.9 1.2
“Other” inpatient notes 5 1.9 1.2
Past medical history list 5 1.9 1.2
Rapid response team note 5 1.9 1.2
All other clinical notes 14 6.5 4.2
Subtotal 258 65.6
Imaging Chest X-ray 35 43.8 8.6
Chest CT 15 18.8 3.7
Abdominal/Pelvic CT 7 8.8 1.7
Head CT 5 6.3 1.2
All other imaging 13 22.5 4.4
Subtotal 75 19.1
Diagnostics Echocardiography 24 37.5 5.9
Electrocardiography 22 34.4 5.4
Pulmonary function testing 5 7.8 1.2
All other diagnostics 9 20.3 3.2
Subtotal 60 15.3
Grand total 393 100
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One extreme outlier chart review observation was excluded to avoid biasing results (see text).