Table 1.
Description of the models: A) Practice profiles and B) physician profiles.
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A) PRACTICE CHARACTERISTICS |
MODELS |
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| CHC, N = 35 | FFS AND FHG, N = 35 | FHN, N = 35 | HSO, N = 32 | |
| Solo practices, % | 0 | 26 | 37 | 38 |
| Practice size > 4 FPs, % | 17 | 14 | 40 | 3 |
| Mean no. of full-time equivalent | ||||
| • FPs | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
| • Nurse practitioners | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| • Nurses* | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| Practices with nurse practitioners, % | 100 | 8.6 | 31.4 | 18.8 |
| No. of patients per FP, in 1000s | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Mean booking time for routine visit, min | 25 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Setting | ||||
| • Hospital within 10 km, % | 71 | 85 | 94 | 84 |
| • Rurality index† | 14.2 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 8.0 |
| • Mean length of practice operation, y | 18.3 | 16.4 | 24.4 | 26.7 |
| Information technology, % | ||||
| • Using electronic patient records | 29 | 14 | 57 | 44 |
| • Using electronic reminder systems | 26 | 14 | 46 | 28 |
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B) PHYSICIAN CHARACTERISTICS |
MODELS |
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| CHC, N = 182 | FFS AND FHG, N = 58 | FHN, N = 81 | HSO, N = 42 | |
| Mean no. of years since graduation | 19 | 22 | 23 | 29 |
| Female providers, % | 58 | 45 | 41 | 26 |
| Foreign-trained providers, % | 9 | 17 | 3 | 14 |
| Providers with CFPC designation, % | 79 | 85 | 78 | 68 |
CFPC—Certification in Family Medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada, CHC—community health centre, FFS—fee for service, FHG— family health group, FHN—family health network, HSO—health service organization.
*
Includes registered practical nurses, nurses, and nursing assistants.
†
The rurality index is an empirical measure of rurality developed for planning purposes. It measures rurality on a scale of 0 (least rural) to 100 (most rural) by taking geographic and health service factors into account.