Table 1.

Characteristics of 105 PCPs Who Finished the Intervention, by Study Site

PCP Characteristic	Study Site, %
	BIDMC (n = 39)	GHS (n = 24)	HMC (n = 42)
Age at baseline
30–39 y	21	22	45
40–49 y	41	22	37
50–59 y	28	52	18
≥60 y	10	4	0
No response	0	4	10
Women	49	21	55
Direct care, n*
<15 h/wk	39	8	81
15–35 h/wk	56	50	19
>36 h/wk	5	38	0
No response	0	4	0
Way of documenting most notes*
Dictate	77	4	5
Type using templates	13	79	43
Type entire note/other	10	13	52
No response	0	4	0
How often PCPs communicate with patients by e-mail*
Never	3	0	5
Less than once per week	0	0	52
At least once per week but not daily	46	17	38
At least once daily	51	79	5
No response	0	4	0
Percentage of entire panel with whom PCPs communicate by e-mail*
0–10	20	8	59
11–25	43	46	19
26–50	26	42	17
>50	8	0	0
No response	3	4	5

BIDMC = Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; GHS = Geisinger Health System; HMC = Harborview Medical Center; PCP = primary care physician.

^*Percentages displayed reflect postintervention survey responses.