Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 441)
| Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| EHR use measures (in minutes/day) | Median (IQR) | Range |
| Total time in EHR | 70.5 (106.5) | 0.6–417.2 |
| Total time in EHR outside scheduled hours | 40.9 (43.8) | 0.0–278.7 |
| Time spent in EHR documenting | 22.8 (46.2) | 0.2–143.5 |
| Time spent in In Basket | 5.9 (13.5) | 0.1–70.7 |
| Physician demographics, n (%) | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 196 (44.4%) | — |
| Female | 239 (54.2%) | — |
| Unknown | 6 (1.4%) | — |
| Primary care specialty | ||
| Family medicine | 139 (31.5%) | — |
| General internal medicine | 171 (38.8%) | — |
| General pediatrics | 131 (29.7%) | — |
| Patient load | ||
| Proportion of new patient visits | 0.0 (0.0) | 0–1 |
| Number of appointments in a day | 5.0 (7.5) | 1–30 |
| Number of problems in problem lists | 10.1 (8.7) | 0.9–34.9 |
| Patient age (in years) | 48.6 (47.9) | 2–76 |
| Proportion of week with appointments | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.1–1 |
EHR, electronic health records; IQR, interquartile range.