Time Spent in Face-to-Face Patient Care and Work Outside the Examination Room
Open Access
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by Annals of Family Medicine in Annals of Family Medicine
- Vol. 3 (6), 488-493
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.404
Abstract
PURPOSE Contrary to physicians’ concerns that face-to-face patient time is decreasing, data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) indicate that between 1988 and 1998, durations of primary care outpatient visits have increased. This study documented how physicians spend time during the workday, including time outside the examination room, and compared observed face-to-face patient care time with that reported in NAMCS.Keywords
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