Table 5 Average lengths of visits (minutes), comparing 2019 and 2020

All eligible visits (N = 572)

N = 283

N = 289

 Whole visit

38.04 (14.77)

39.75 (13.88)

0.1537¹

 Check-in to rooming

7.59 (7.72)

7.57 (6.74)

0.1844²

 Rooming (time with MA)

9.14 (6.85)

9.8 (5.16)

0.0409²*

 Exam (time with provider)

17.09 (10.37)

16.22 (8.65)

0.6323²

New patient or Transfer (N = 380)

N = 192

N = 188

 Whole visit

38.79 (15.04)

40.66 (13.92)

0.2075¹

 Check-in to rooming

7.50 (7.93)

7.78 (7.29)

0.7187¹

 Rooming (time with MA)

9.21 (4.86)

10.57 (5.05)

0.0080¹*

 Exam (time with provider)

18.48 (10.3)

16.71 (8.62)

0.1819²

Medicare Wellness (N = 36)

N = 18

N = 18

 Whole visit

39.56 (15.36)

43.22 (14.21)

0.3751³

 Check-in to rooming

9.5 (7.9)

7.94 (6.58)

0.5893³

 Rooming (time with MA)

11.46 (4.05)

12.7 (6.8)

0.9495³

 Exam (time with provider)

11.22 (4.46)

15.95 (9.85)

0.0314³*

Health Maintenance Exam (N = 156)

N = 73

N = 83

 Whole visit

35.7 (13.83)

36.93 (13.44)

0.5747¹

 Check-in to rooming

7.36 (7.13)

7.02 (5.39)

0.6102²

 Rooming (time with MA)

8.37 (10.74)

7.43 (4.12)

0.7238²

 Exam (time with provider)

14.89 (10.81)

15.17 (8.47)

0.5893²