Complexity across Disciplines
| Category | General/Family Practice (n = 198,577,765) | Cardiology (n = 21,598,184) | Psychiatry (n = 28,864,201) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complexity Per Visit | Complexity Per Hour* | Complexity Per Visit | Complexity Per Hour* | Complexity Per Visit | Complexity Per Hour* | |
| Input | ||||||
| Reasons for visit | 0.77 (0.00001) | 2.925 (0.00003) | 0.60 (0.00001) | 1.759 (0.00002) | 0.59 (0.00001) | 1.053 (0.00002) |
| Diagnoses | 0.80 (0.00001) | 3.039 (0.00005) | 0.76 (0.00002) | 2.228 (0.00005) | 0.50 (0.00000) | 0.892 (0.00001) |
| Examination/testing | 0.83 (0.00004) | 3.153 (0.00019) | 0.89 (0.00005) | 2.609 (0.00018) | 0.09 (0.00000) | 0.161 (0.00001) |
| Patient characteristics | 1.97 (0.00000) | 7.484 (0.00004) | 1.85 (0.00000) | 5.423 (0.00004) | 1.93 (0.00000) | 3.443 (0.00003) |
| Total | 4.35 (0.00004) | 16.526 (0.00021) | 4.10 (0.00005) | 12.018 (0.00021) | 3.12 (0.00001) | 5.566 (0.00005) |
| Output | ||||||
| Medications | 1.03 (0.00001) | 3.913 (0.00005) | 1.44 (0.00008) | 4.221 (0.00027) | 0.68 (0.00002) | 1.213 (0.00003) |
| Procedures | 0.019 (0.00000) | 0.072 (0.00001) | 0.004 (0.00000) | 0.012 (0.00000) | 0 | 0 |
| Other therapies | 0.37 (0.0001) | 1.406 (0.00040) | 0.32 (0.00021) | 0.938 (0.00056) | 0.68 (0.00017) | 1.213 (0.00018) |
| Disposition | 0.73 (0.00000) | 2.773 (0.00001) | 0.73 (0.00000) | 2.140 (0.00002) | 0.66 (0.00000) | 1.177 (0.00001) |
| Total | 2.15 (0.0001) | 8.168 (0.00041) | 2.49 (0.00022) | 7.300 (0.00062) | 2.02 (0.00017) | 3.604 (0.00018) |
| Total encounter | 44.04 (0.002) | 167.3 (0.009) | 42.78(0.004) | 125.4 (0.012) | 17.49 (0.001) | 31.2 (0.003) |
Values provided as weighted mean (SE).
* Adjusted for duration of visit.
n, number of weighted visits.