Table 1.

Estimated Panel Sizes Under Different Models of Physician Task Delegation to Nonphysician Team Members

	Nondelegated Model (Panel=983)		Delegated Model 1 (Panel=1,947)		Delegated Model 2 (Panel=1,523)		Delegated Model 3 (Panel=1,387)
Type of Care	Time Delegated %	Hours per Patient/Year	Time Delegated %	Hours per Patient/Year	Time Delegated %	Hours per Patient/Year	Time Delegated %	Hours per Patient/Year
Preventive	0	0.71	77	0.16	60	0.28	50	0.35
Chronic	0	0.99	47	0.53	30	0.70	25	0.75
Acute	0	0.36	0	0.36	0	0.36	0	0.36
Total	–	2.06	–	1.04	–	1.33	–	1.46