Table 1.
Characteristics | Intervention practices (n=9) | Control practices (n=61) |
Family medicine specialty, n (%) | 7 (78) | 55 (90) |
Number of providers: median (IQR) | 4 (2–6) | 4 (3–6) |
Geographic location (%) | ||
South | 4 (44) | 17 (28) |
Northeast | 0 (0.0) | 21 (34) |
Midwest | 1 (11) | 16 (26) |
West | 4 (44) | 7 (11) |
Number of ARIs during 4th quarter 2009, median (IQR) | ||
Adults | 312 (292–457) | 367 (192–489) |
Children | 214 (56–259) | 136 (63–222) |
ARIs, acute respiratory infections.