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57physicians observed
The 2016 time and motion study observed 57 physicians for 430 hours.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“57 U.S. physicians in family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, and orthopedics who were observed for 430 hours”
Allocation of Physician Time in Ambulatory Practice: A Time and Motion Study in 4 Specialties, Christine Sinsky et al., Annals of Internal Medicine, 2016.
Open the original (DOI 10.7326/M16-0961)- What it measures
- The sample for the time and motion study described in the abstract.
- What it does not show
- Four specialties in four states. The sample is too small and too selected for population estimates.