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Prior evidence links higher time pressure to lower-quality care, but the effects of reduced time pressure on care delivery are not well understood.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi260021-5\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate whether reduced visit-level time pressure is associated with measures related to greater comprehensiveness and preventive care delivery in primary care visits, overall and by patient chronic condition burden and continuity with one\u2019s usual physician.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi260021-6\">\n                    <jats:title>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This quasi-experimental cross-sectional study used electronic health record data from 2021 to 2024. The study included visits to primary care physicians at primary care practices within a large integrated health system in the Northeastern US who routinely offered same-day visit slots for adult patients in their schedules. Visits preceding an unfilled same-day visit (reduced time pressure) were compared with visits preceding a filled same-day visit (regular time pressure) using linear regression models that included physician and temporal fixed effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi260021-7\">\n                    <jats:title>Exposure<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Reduced time pressure, defined as an unfilled same-day visit slot immediately following the index visit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi260021-8\">\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Indicators for comprehensiveness of care (total and new diagnoses addressed, total and new prescriptions, diagnostic testing, and referrals) and ordering of preventive care (immunizations and health maintenance items).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi260021-9\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 191\u202f269 visits across 311 physicians (170\u202f526 regular time pressure; 20\u202f743, reduced time pressure), mean (SD) patient age was 57.7 (18.1) years, and 59.7% of visits were with female patients. Under reduced time pressure, physicians recorded 0.11 (95% CI, 0.08-0.15) more total diagnoses, 0.09 (95% CI, 0.07-0.11) more new diagnoses, and 0.02 (95% CI, 0.01-0.03) more new prescriptions, and ordered 0.08 (95% CI, 0.03-0.13) more diagnostic tests, with no differences in referrals or preventive care. The estimated effects of reduced time pressure on total and new diagnoses were largest among patients with 3 or more chronic conditions (total diagnoses: 0.16 [95% CI, 0.10-0.21]; new diagnoses: 0.10 [95% CI, 0.07-0.14]). Visits with a patient\u2019s usual physician included more orders for diagnostic testing and preventive care, although time pressure effects were similar when seeing one\u2019s usual physician vs another physician.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-ioi260021-10\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study, reduced time pressure visits had care patterns aligned with more comprehensive care, particularly for patients with multimorbidity. 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