TABLE 2.
Patient and data characteristics
| Variable | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years | 68 | 21‐92 |
| Female (%) | 29 (64.4) | n/a |
| Variable | Median | Range |
| Charlson comorbidity index at last hospitalization | 5 | 0‐13 |
| Unique medication used at last hospitalization (n) | 8 | 0‐20 |
| Hospitalizations a | 3 | 1‐39 |
| Ambulant visits b | 60 | 2‐433 |
| Medical record history (years) | 7.4 | 0.01‐18 |
| FT EHR notes per patient | 585 | 41‐2820 |
| Words c per patient | 41 921 | 4070‐259 750 |
| Characters per patient | 449 179 | 22 027‐2 594 750 |
Abbreviations: EHR, electronic health record; FT, free text.
a
Hospitalizations were >24 hours; hospitalizations <24 hours were included as ambulant visits.
b
Ambulant visits included telephone and video consultations.
c
The number of spaces was used to estimate the number of words.