Table 2.
Differences in Time in Epic Activities per Month (in Hours) by Physician Gender
| Activity | Mean (SD) Monthly hours Female MDs |
Mean (SD) Monthly hours Male MDs |
Difference1 | Percent difference | Regression adjusted difference1, 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value (95% CI) | p-value | Value (95% CI) | p-value | ||||
| Total Epic | 58.9 (31.1) | 52.1 (31.7) | 6.8 (−3.6 to 17.1) | 0.20 | 13% | 6.7 (−0.8 to 14.1) | 0.08 |
| In-basket | 10.7 (5.9) | 8.9 (6.1) | 1.9 (−0.2 to 3.9 ) | 0.07 | 20% | 1.9 (0.3 to 3.4) | 0.02 |
| Notes | 20.3 (13.5) | 16.6 (11.5) | 3.7 (−0.3 to 7.8) | 0.07 | 22% | 3.6 (0.1 to 7.1) | 0.04 |
| Clinical review | 9.8 (6.6) | 8.8 (6.2) | 1.0 (−1.1 to 3.2) | 0.35 | 11% | 1.1 (−0.7 to 2.9) | 0.25 |
| Orders | 8.0 (5.0) | 8.5 (6.1) | −0.5 (−2.4 to 1.5) | 0.64 | −6% | −0.5 (−2.0 to 1.0) | 0.50 |
1Robust standard errors clustered by MD
2Adjusted for appointments per month and panel size