Table 1.
Patient, clinician, and visit characteristics in a study of electronic health record use in safety net primary and specialty care medication reconciliation.
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| Patients (n=25) |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 56.8 (11.0) | |
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Gender (female), n (%) | 11 (44) | |
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Race/ethnicity, n (%) |
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Hispanic | 12 (48) |
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Asian | 6 (24) |
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Caucasian | 4 (16) |
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African-American | 2 (8) |
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Multiethnic | 1 (4) |
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Language, n (%) |
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Primary language Spanish | 10 (40) |
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Limited English proficiency | 6 (24) |
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Education, n (%) |
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≤8th grade education | 2 (8) |
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Some high school or high school graduate/General Education Diploma | 7 (28) |
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Some college or college graduate | 16 (64) |
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Limited health literacy, n (%) | 5 (20) | |
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Income (≤US $20,000/year), n (%) | 23 (92) | |
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“Poor” or “fair” quality of life, n (%) | 18 (60) | |
| Clinicians (n=25) |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 44.9 (11.9) | |
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Gender (female), n (%) | 14 (67) | |
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Clinic, n (%) |
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Primary care clinic | 14 (56) |
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Diabetes clinic | 5 (20) |
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Cardiology clinic | 3 (12) |
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Rheumatology clinic | 3 (12) |
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Role, n (%) |
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Physician | 21 (84) |
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Nurse practitioner or physician assistant | 4 (16) |
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Years since professional degree, mean (SD) | 15.7 (11.3) | |
| Visits (n=35) |
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Relationship length years at baseline, n (%) |
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<1 year | 2 (6) |
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1-5 years | 19 (54) |
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>5 years | 14 (40) |
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Language during visit, n (%) |
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English | 29 (83) |
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Spanish | 5 (14) |
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Spanish interpreter | 1 (3) |
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Visit length (minutes), median (interquartile range) | 20.6 (16.7-32.2) | |