1. Cohort diagram.
Cohort diagram. General pediatric and short-stay attending physicians reported communication problems as part of a series of quality questions completed at the time of discharge billing. a Subspecialty attending physicians were not asked these questions and thus did not contribute data for the paired parent-attending physician analysis. b Patients with attending physician survey data (linked to billing codes) missing. For example, because of incorrect billing code or coverage by private attending physician.
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