Table 1.

Comparison of Facilitated and Self-Directed Practices at Baseline

Characteristic	Facilitated Practices	Self-Directed Practices	P Value
Demographicsa	n=17	n=18
Age of practice, y			.22
≤5	35	33
6–10	24	5
11–20	6	29
>20	35	33
Size			.35
Solo (± midlevel clinicians)	35	22
Small (2–3 physicians)	24	12
Medium (4–6 physicians)	17	44
Large (≥7 physicians)	24	22
Setting			.85
Rural	29	33
Suburban	53	55
Urban	18	11
Ownership structure			.89
Physician owned	59	61
Health or hospital system owned	41	39
NDP model components in placea	n=16	n=15
Access to care and information (overall, 6 items)	30	30	.92
Same-day appointments	44	53	.59
Group visits	6	7	.96
e-Visits	6	0	.32
Care management (overall, 4 items)	38	48	.22
Practice services (overall, 5 items)	95	91	.29
Continuity of care (overall, 5 items)	56	65	.25
Maternity care	81	87	.68
Hospital care	88	100	.16
Practice management (overall, 5 items)	42	59	.04
Quality and safety (overall, 5 items)	32	43	.19
Medication management	62	93	.04
Patient satisfaction feedback	44	53	.59
Health information technology (overall, 5 items)	28	31	.66
Electronic medical record	69	73	.78
Electronic prescribing	44	40	.83
Practice Web site	25	33	.61
Interactive patient portal	0	0	–
Practice-based care teams (overall, 4 items)	20	48	.001
Patient-rated PCMH attributesb	n=17	n=16
Comprehensive care	.81	.84	.08
Coordination of care	.74	.76	.53
Access to care	.88	.88	.89
Personal relationship over time	.76	.76	.58
Global practice experience	.27	.32	.28

NDP = National Demonstration Project; PCMH = patient-centered medical home.

Notes: Data are based on 35 practices that started the NDP; 1 of the original 36 practices was not able to obtain approval for the project from their institutional review board and withdrew their baseline data.

^a Values are percentages.

^b Values are ratings on a scale from 0 to 1, where higher values indicate a higher level of the attribute.