Table 2.

Site profiles

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4
Urban/rural	Rural	Urban	Rural	Urban
Academic/community	Community	Community	Community	Academic
OT FTE*	2 x 0.5	1.0	1.0	2 x 1.0
OT clinical experience	> 15 years	< 5 years	< 5 years	> 20 years
	Paediatrics	General Rehab	General Rehab	Chronic Pain
	Older adults			General Rehab
Rostered patients	46 000	7 200	26 468	28 000
Number of sites	22	4	4	2
OT onsite with physicians	No	No	No	Yes
EMR used across sites	Yes	No (3 of 4)	No	Yes
OT access to EMR	Yes	Yes (3 of 4)	No	Yes
EMR Use	Referrals, charting, informal communication (messaging)	Referrals, charting, informal communication (messaging)	No access at time of study	Referrals, charting, informal communication (messaging)
Patient charting	EMR	EMR	Paper Files	EMR
Referral process to OT	Referrals through EMR and administered through central office.	Referrals received directly by OT through the EMR.	Referrals received to central administration by fax.	Referrals received directly by OT through the EMR.
Referrals to OT	Referrals made by physician. Other health providers may refer to occupational therapy; with physician notification through EMR.	Referrals can be made by any team member or patient self-referral.	Referrals made by physician. Other health providers may refer to occupational therapy, with physician notification.	Referrals can be made by any team member or patient self-referral.

*Full-time equivalency.