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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the navigators’ activity

From: Patient navigation to improve diabetes outpatient care at a safety-net hospital: a retrospective cohort study

 

Median

IQR

Total time spent navigating a patient (min)

186

99–323

 Interacting directly with a patient (min)

129

72–225

 Coordinating various activities for a patient (min)

42

14–84

Number of direct interactions between navigator and patient

1

0–2

Number of incoming call interactions

0

0–1

Number of contacts of patient to check-in

0

0–1

Number of appointment reminder calls

5

2–7

Number of contacts of patient to follow-up

3

1–4

Number of interactions to schedule/reschedule/cancel appointments

0

0–0

Number of other phone calls

0

0–1