Table 3:
Rank order of percent time per dietitian spent on tasks within activity group.
| Activity Group | Activity Category | Tasks | N of RDNs with task | Mean ± SD % time within group | Rank by % time, within group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Care | Direct patient care | Patient/Caregiver conversation | 14 | 98.0±3.8 | 1 |
| Nutrition assessment | |||||
| Nutrition intervention | |||||
| Patient rounds (with patient present) | 1 | 0.9±3.4 | 3 | ||
| Plan of care meetings (with patient present) | 1 | 1.2±4.6 | 2 | ||
| Indirect care | Indirect patient care | Medical record review | 13 | 7.8±6.6 | 5 |
| Plan of care meetings without patient present | 5 | 4.0±8.8 | 6 | ||
| Reviewing patient lab values to create monthly reports | 14 | 22.6±15.9 | 2 | ||
| Nutrition education development | 7 | 3.1±6.9 | 7 | ||
| Medication | Insurance communication | 4 | 1.6±3.6 | 9 | |
| Pharmacy benefits management | 6 | 1.7±3.5 | 8 | ||
| Clinical protocols | 13 | 10.8±16.3 | 4 | ||
| Documentation | Patient care documentation | 13 | 19.1±13.2 | 3 | |
| Documenting plans of care | 5 | 1.1±2.6 | 10 | ||
| Professional Communication | (Not further categorized) | 14 | 37.7±10.6 | 1 | |
| Other | In transit | (Not further categorized) | 14 | 58.5±29.6 | 1 |
| Administrative | Maintaining patient rolls or schedules | 2 | 4.4±12.8 | 7 | |
| Quality improvement projects | 4 | 5.7±11.4 | 6 | ||
| CMS data reporting | 0 | ||||
| Plan of care organization | 5 | 8.2±14.2 | 4 | ||
| Facility or corporate meetings not related to individual patient care | 5 | 12.4±20.8 | 3 | ||
| Personal scheduling | 13 | 18.7±15.3 | 2 | ||
| Supervision/Education | Professional education | 7 | 6.0±7.4 | 5 | |
| Research | 1 | 0.37±1.4 | 9 | ||
| Educating other healthcare professionals | 1 | 2.3±8.7 | 8 |
SD-Standard Deviation, CMS-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services