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. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):61–65. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M3284

Table 5.

Factors associated with financial viability

OR* 95% CI p Value
Unique types of participants (committed to participate or participating) 1.00 0.72, 1.38 0.99
Types of data (planned for or exchanged) 1.17 0.79, 1.74 0.44
Population focus 1.32 0.36, 4.83 0.67
Grants 0.35 0.12, 1.08 0.067
One-time or recurring fee from participants 3.43 1.03, 11.47 0.045
Ambulatory physicians as receiver 4.98 1.37, 18.10 0.015
Hospital as receiver 4.68 1.09, 19.99 0.037
Lab or radiology as provider 1.20 0.20, 7.25 0.85
Past collaboration between participants 1.59 0.59, 4.28 0.36
*

ORs from the ordered logistic regression can be interpreted as the odds of being in a higher category of percent of operating costs covered by revenue from participating entities (ie, going from the 0–24% to the 25–74% group, or going from the 25–74% to the 75–100% group).