Table 1.

Socio demographic and practice characteristics of primary care physician and clinics

Participating primary care physicians (n=12)
Age, mean y (range)	54 (41–67)
Female, n (%)	3 (25)
Working experience, mean y (range)	18 (3–31)
Medical specialty, n (%)
Family physician	6 (50)
General internist	6 (50)
Primary care clinics (n=10)
Single handed	5 (50)
Location, n (%)
Urban	7 (70)
Rural	3 (30)
Patient contacts per quarter, n (%)
500–1,000	1 (10)
1,001–1,500	3 (30)
> 1,500	6 (60)
Number of AOK beneficiaries per clinic, mean (SD)	603 (313)