Table 2.

EHR Time and Inbox Message Volume by Study Year

2019-2020
Mean (SD)a
2020-2021
Mean (SD)b
2021-2022
Mean (SD)c
2022-2023
Mean (SD)d
Change, 2019-2020 to 2020-2021Change, 2020-2021 to 2021-2022Change, 2021-2022 to 2022-2023Change, 2019-2020 to 2022-2023
Obs (%)Est (95% CI)P ValueeObs (%)Est (95% CI)P ValueeObs (%)Est (95% CI)P ValueeObs (%)Est (95% CI)P Valuee
Workload
    Ambulatory aFTE0.66 (0.21)0.65 (0.22)0.64 (0.22)0.63 (0.21)−0.01(−1.8)−0.01 (−0.01 to −0.01)<.001−0.01(−2.0)−0.01 (−0.02 to −0.01)<.001−0.01(−1.4)−0.01 (−0.01 to −0.01)<.001−0.03 (−5.2)−0.03 (−0.04 to −0.03)<.001
    Active panel/aFTE2,153.0 (529)2,202.0 (618)2,203.0 (614)2,117.0 (482)49.0 (2.3)49.0 (25.0 to 73.0)<.0011 (0.0)2 (−21.0 to 26.0)0.87−86 (−3.9)−92.0 (−116.0 to −69.0)<.001−36 (−1.7)−41.0 (−66.0 to −17.0)0.001
    Visits815.4 (2.9)13.1 (1.8)14.4 (2.2)15.1 (2.3)−2.2 (−14.5)−2.3 (−2.4 to −2.1)<.0011.3 (9.7)1.3 (1.2 to 1.5)<.0010.7 (4.7)0.7 (0.5 to 0.8)<.001−0.3 (−1.8)−0.3 (−0.4 to −0.1)<.001
    VisitsWeek33.6 (11.2)28.7 (9.0)30.6 (9.8)31.1 (9.9)−4.9 (−14.6)−5.0 (−5.5 to −4.5)<.0011.9 (6.5)1.8 (1.3 to 2.3)<.0010.5 (1.7)0.6 (0.1 to 1.1)0.01−2.5 (−7.5)−2.6 (−3.1 to −2.1)<.001
    HoursWeek17.7 (5.4)17.8 (5.5)17.2 (5.5)16.7 (5.3)0.0 (0.2)0.1 (−0.2 to 0.3)0.65−0.5 (−2.9)−0.6 (−0.8 to −0.4)<.001−0.5 (−2.9)−0.4 (−0.7 to −0.2)<.001−1.0 (−5.5)−1.0 (−1.2 to −0.7)<.001
EHR time, min per 8 hours scheduled clinic
    EHR8362.9 (132.9)366.1 (145.8)383.6 (150.0)391.3 (149.1)3.2 (0.9)2.2 (−2.3 to 6.7)0.3617.5 (4.8)17.9 (13.5 to 22.2)<.0017.7 (2.0)7.9 (3.5 to 12.3)0.00128.4 (7.8)28.0 (23.5 to 32.5)<.001
    Notes8124.6 (73.4)122.0 (79.1)129.0 (79.4)127.5 (78.5)−2.6 (−2.1)−2.9 (−5.1 to −0.8)0.0096.9 (5.7)7.2 (5.1 to 9.2)<.001−1.4 (−1.1)−1.2 (−3.3 to 0.9)0.282.9 (2.3)3.0 (0.8 to 5.1)0.008
    Inbox857.4 (24.9)67.1 (30.7)73.6 (34.4)71.4 (32.4)9.6 (16.8)8.9 (7.6 to 10.2)<.0016.6 (9.8)7.1 (5.8 to 8.3)<.001−2.2 (−3.0)−3.1 (−4.3 to −1.8)<.00114.0 (24.4)12.9 (11.6 to 14.2)<.001
    Orders839.2 (13.2)46.3 (19.6)57.6 (24.3)62.4 (25.2)7.1 (18.1)6.5 (5.6 to 7.3)<.00111.3 (24.4)11.6 (10.8 to 12.3)<.0014.7 (8.2)4.7 (3.9 to 5.4)<.00123.1 (58.9)22.7 (21.9 to 23.5)<.001
    Review855.4 (25.4)62.5 (30.3)63.5 (31.0)62.6 (30.2)7.1 (12.9)6.9 (5.9 to 7.8)<.0011.0 (1.5)1.0 (0.1 to 1.9)0.03−0.9 (−1.4)−1.0 (−1.9 to −0.1)0.037.2 (13.0)6.9 (5.9 to 7.8)<.001
    TOSH877.9 (54.7)77.2 (54.2)81.6 (58.2)84.3 (58.8)−0.8 (−1.0)−1.1 (−3.1 to 0.9)0.304.4 (5.7)4.5 (2.6 to 6.4)<.0012.7 (3.3)2.7 (0.8 to 4.6)0.0086.4 (8.2)6.1 (4.1 to 8.1)<.001
    TUSD868.2 (61.8)75.5 (75.7)80.5 (76.2)81.8 (77.2)7.3 (10.7)6.9 (3.9 to 9.9)<.0015.0 (6.6)5.2 (2.4 to 8.1)<.0011.3 (1.6)1.2 (−1.7 to 4.0)0.4613.6 (19.9)13.3 (10.3 to 16.3)<.001
Inbox volume (messages)
    Patient calls26.2 (12.1)25.5 (11.1)24.9 (10.3)23.5 (9.6)−0.8 (−3.0)−0.6 (−1.1 to −0.1)0.01−0.6 (−2.3)−0.6 (−1.1 to −0.2)0.01−1.4 (−5.6)−1.3 (−1.8 to −0.9)<.001−2.8 (−10.5)−2.6 (−3.1 to −2.1)<.001
    Rx812.0 (7.8)13.7 (8.7)14.7 (9.7)14.3 (8.5)1.7 (14.4)1.7 (1.3 to 2.0)<.0011.0 (7.2)1.0 (0.7 to 1.4)<.001−0.4 (−2.6)−0.5 (−0.8 to −0.1)0.0062.3 (19.5)2.2 (1.9 to 2.6)<.001
    Results812.6 (6.1)11.0 (5.2)12.2 (5.3)12.3 (5.1)−1.6 (−12.5)−1.6 (−1.8 to −1.4)<.0011.2 (10.5)1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)<.0010.1 (0.6)0.0 (−0.2 to 0.3)0.72−0.3 (−2.7)−0.4 (−0.6 to −0.2)0.001
    MyChart89.8 (5.9)14.4 (7.8)15.1 (7.9)15.3 (7.6)4.6 (47.2)4.5 (4.2 to 4.8)<.0010.7 (4.7)0.7 (0.4 to 1.1)<.0010.1 (0.9)0.0 (−0.3 to 0.3)0.885.4 (55.5)5.3 (5.0 to 5.6)<.001
    eConsult80.19 (0.2)0.24 (0.25)0.27 (0.3)0.31 (0.3)0.04 (23.0)0.04 (0.02 to 0.06)<.0010.03 (13.9)0.04 (0.02 to 0.05)<.0010.04 (14.9)0.03 (0.02 to 0.05)<.0010.12 (61.0)0.11 (0.09 to 0.12)<.001
  • 8 = per 8 hours of scheduled clinic appointments; aFTE = ambulatory FTE; eConsult = electronic consult; EHR = electronic health record; Est = model estimate; FTE = full-time equivalency;

  • Obs = observed; Rx = medical prescription; TOSH = time outside scheduled hours on days with scheduled appointments; TUSD = time on unscheduled days.

  • a May 2019 to February 2020.

  • b June 2020 to March 2021.

  • c May 2021 to March 2022.

  • d April 2022 to March 2023.

  • e P values adjusted by Benjamini-Hochberg procedure to limit false discovery rate to 5%.