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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Feb 27;50(8):704–711. doi: 10.1177/0009922811398961

Table 2.

Association of physician field and practice type with medical complexity of patients seen, recommended care practices for CSHCN, and willingness to increase the number of CSHCN seen.

Peds, % (n=99) FP, % (n=99) Solo, % (n=75) Group, % (n=104) Multispecilaty/Other, % (n=24)


Complexity of patient seen
≥1 pt with trach 48.5 12.2 21.6 31.7 50.0
≥1 pt with G tube 78.8 34.5 50.0 60.6 62.5
≥1 patient with O2 74.0 20.4 40.9 53.5 45.8
≥10 pts see >2 specialist 94.9 51.0 67.1 76.5 75.0
≥1 pt with synagis 96.9 38.5 61.6 72.3 69.6
Recommended Care Practices
Has written care plan 13.3 16.3 29.2 6.0 13.0
Provides extra time 60.2 29.7 52.0 39.6 50.0
Satisfied with time 21.4 44.4 40.0 24.8 45.5
Provides community referrals 63.3 51.7 66.2 52.5 54.6
Willing to increase
See ≥51 CYSHCN 35.8 5.9 18.9 21.9 30.4
Willing to increase 34.5 29.7 47.7 22.6 31.8

Bold: p<.05 for pediatrics versus FP and group size by chi-square;