Table 1.
Characteristics of Primary Care Practices Participating in a Diabetes Quality-Improvement Program at Follow-up, Montana and Wyominga
| Characteristic | Montana | Wyoming | ||
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| All Practices (n = 24) | Practices Participating for ≥6 Months (n = 21) | All Practices (n = 16) | Practices Participating for ≥6 Months (n = 16) | |
| Median no. of patients with diagnosed diabetes (range) | 117 (21–1646) |
123 (21–1646) |
136 (36–449) |
136 (36–449) |
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| Type of practice | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
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| Multispecialty clinic | 5 (21) | 5 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Group or individual primary care clinic | 11 (46) | 8 (38) | 15 (94) | 15 (94) |
| Community health center | 5 (21) | 5 (24) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) |
| Urban Indian health center | 3 (13) | 3 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
a
Baseline data were collected in 1997 in Montana and in 1998 in Wyoming; follow-up occurred on July 31, 2004.