Table 3.
Care plan completion
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Number of Patients | 54 |
| Patient Gender (n = 47) | |
| Male | 35 (74.5) |
| Female | 12 (25.5) |
| Patient Race (n = 52) | |
| White | 49 (94.2) |
| Black | 2 (3.8) |
| Asian | 0 |
| Other - Hispanic | 1 (1.9) |
| Patient Insurance Type (n = 51) | |
| Medicare | 23 (45.1) |
| Medicaid | 0 |
| Private | 19 (37.3) |
| VA | – |
| None | 1 (2) |
| Other | 8 (15.7) |
| Cancer Stage (n = 51) | |
| T0 | 4 (7.5) |
| T1 | 9 (16.7) |
| T2 | 19 (35.2) |
| T2N2 | 1 (1.9) |
| T3 | 4 (7.5) |
| T4 | 2 (3.7) |
| Ta | 6 (11.1) |
| Tis | 3 (5.6) |
| Tx | 3 (5.6) |
| Provider Type Completing Care Plan (n = 18) | |
| Urologist | 14 (77.7) |
| Medical Oncologist | 1 (5.6) |
| Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioner / Physician’s Assistant) | 2 (11.1) |
| Resident / Fellow | 1 (5.6) |
| Completed Care Plan by Provider type (n = 54) | |
| Urologist | 41 (75.9) |
| Medical Oncologist | 5 (9.3) |
| Medical Assistant | – |
| Social Worker | – |
| Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioner / Physician’s Assistant) | 7 (13) |
| Resident / Fellow | 1 (1.9) |
| Student / Volunteer | – |
| Mean Completion Time: Mean (range) | 12.2 min (2–25) |
| Completed in the presence of the patient? (n = 50) | |
| Yes | 1 (2) |
| No | 49 (98) |
| Where was care plan completed? (n = 49) | |
| General patient room | 1 (2) |
| Staff room | 15 (30.6) |
| Procedure / Treatment room | 12 (24.5) |
| Consultation room | 16 (32.7) |
| Outside of clinic | 5 (10.2) |
| Did completion result in a higher billing code: (n = 46) | |
| Yes | 0 |
| No | 46 (100) |
| Mean Number of | |
| New patients | 4 |
| Other patients | 16 |