| Introduction. The goal of this study was to develop a model which included demographic and clinical variables that would enable the prediction of physician workload in a pediatric ED setting.;Results. 205 patient visits were studied. Physicians spent 80% of their time on patient care. The strongest predictors of TNT were triage acuity score, ambulance arrival, procedure performed by physician, laboratory test performed, and admission. This model predicted 40% of the variance of TNT.;Conclusions. The model derived in this study could be used by administrators to assist in pediatric ED manpower planning and evaluation of physician efficiency.;Methods. This was a prospective time study of pediatric ED physicians. Data collected included patient variables and physician time spent on patient care, educational and administrative activities. Multivariate regression was used to determine which variables had the strongest influence on physician time needed to treat (TNT) pediatric ED patients. |
