Table 2. Patient Descriptors and Clinical Outcomes^*.

Descriptor	POP	Non-POP	P Value
Age (years)	40.8 (39.7–41.2)	41.9 (41.2–42.7)	<.01
Sex (%)	Male: 43.6 (39.8–47.5)	Male: 47.2 (45.2–49.2)	.12
Door to Bed (minutes)	56.3 (52.5–60.2)	47.7 (45.4–50.04	.02
Bed to Provider (minutes)	−17.1	−1.3
Provider to Discharge (minutes)	54.4 (50.2–58.6)	102.1 (97.3–108.3)	<.01
Discharge to Depart (minutes)	17.7 (15.8–19.8)	28.9 (27.5–30.3)	<.01
Total ED LOS (minutes)	111.3 (105.3–117.2)	177.4 (170.8–183.9)	<.01

^*POP = Provider-Only Patient, LOS = length of stay. The bed to provider intervals are negative because these patients are frequently “assigned” to providers while still in the waiting room. The data are provided as No. (95% confidence interval). Source: The authors