Table 5.

Organizational Factors Independently Associated With Chronic Disease Management

Practice Profile Predictors	β	PValue	Confidence Interval
Presence of nurse-practitioner	0.101	<.001	0.051 to 0.152
Large practicesa	−0.067	.040	−0.13 to −0.003
Patient loadb	−0.032	.028	−0.060 to −0.004

Note: Results of regression model showing the impact of each factor on chronic disease management performance. The model is adjusted for patient age and sex.

^aPractices hosting more than 4 family physicians.

^bNo. of patients per family physician (×1,000).