Table 3 Reasons for billing zero-charge time
Comments | Total hours |
|---|---|
Rounding | 853 |
No reason stated (free-text box blank) | 412 |
Sign-out | 196 |
Chart review | 169 |
Teaching/training activities | 111 |
Direct patient care | 66 |
Billing time | 58 |
Speaking to family/patient | 55 |
Discharge/transfer-related activities | 22 |
Administrative tasks | 9 |
Patient died | 1 |
Total | 1,952 |