Names and definitions of job tasks performed by the observed doctors
| Task name | Description |
| Meetings | Daily conferences and internal communication with colleagues and hospital staff |
| Indirect patient care | Transporting patients, preparing for a medical examination and interpreting results |
| Direct patient care | Conducting medical examinations in examination or trauma rooms and performing diagnostic procedures |
| Administrative duties | Writing doctors' letters and discharge letters, computer work |
| Communication with patients | Direct conversation with patients (diagnostic talks, explanations) |
| Admission to hospital | Anamnestic talk and medical history after arriving at the emergency department |
| Breaks | Breaks for lunch, etc |
| Walking | Overcoming distances within the hospital |
| Waiting | Waiting for patients, results, colleagues, etc |
| Phone calls | Time spent on the telephone |
| Work obstacles | Computer problems, searching, information gaps |
| Personal time | Private phone calls, toilet, private talks |