surgeon gap time_umass amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

surgeon gap time_umass amherst

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This illustrates the timeline of two surgeries performed by the same surgeon. The blue area represents the duration of the actual surgery itself, while the white blocks represent pre- and post-surgery activity.  Surgeon gap time is the time interval between two operations where the surgeon is not actively working.

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Jonathan Akhagbosu, UMass Amherst

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Can be used in covering "Characterizing surgeon workload with electronic health record data to predict time interval between surgeries and postoperative care delivery"

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