Patient #78 Visit This example visit shows who initiated each topic and the chronological order in which topics were discussed. This visit had a patient launch visit opening 9 (defined in Table 2), as evident by video review and not by looking at this topic list. | Time 0.00 PAT: Falling DOC: Stomach issue PAT: Psychosocial PAT: Nerve pain PAT: Stomach issue PAT: Falling PAT: Chronic pain PAT: Care management DOC: Chronic pain PAT: Falling DOC: Cholesterol DOC: Smoking cessation PAT: Care management DOC: Smoking cessation PAT: Chronic pain PAT: Psychosocial DOC: Chronic pain Doctor leaves room 18:22 | |
Variable | Definition | Value in example above |
Total topics | Count of unique topics discussed. | n = 8 falling, stomach issue, psycho-social, nerve pain, chronic pain, care management, cholesterol, smoking cessation |
Major topics | Count of topics that received a comprehensive discussion. Determined by physician coder (EAMH) after reviewing full visit. Determined by video review and not by looking at topic list. | n = 1 chronic pain |
Surprise topics | Count of total topics patients brought up that were not agenda items. If no agenda setting occurred, all patient-initiated topics were considered surprise topics for the physician. | n = 6 falling, psychosocial, nerve pain, stomach issue, chronic pain, care management |
Return topics | Count of topics mentioned more than once. A single topic that was returned to more than once was counted as multiple return topics. | n = 9 falling 2x, stomach issue 1x, psychosocial 1x, chronic pain 3x, care management 1x, smoking cessation 1x |