Table 1.
Subjects’ demographics and practice characteristics.
| Characteristic | Providers (N = 32) |
Administrators (N = 14) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Female | 16 (50%) | 10 (71%) |
| Specialty1 | ||
| Internal Medicine | 5 (16%) | 0 (0%) |
| Pediatrics | 6 (19%) | 1 (7%) |
| Primary Care, Family Medicine | 3 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
| Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology | 3 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
| Orthopedics | 0 (0%) | 2 (14%) |
| Other Provider Specialty2 | 21 (66%) | Not applicable |
| Billing/Compliance/Quality | Not applicable | 3 (21%) |
| Administrator Specialty3 | Not applicable | 8 (57%) |
| Number of Different Clinical Sites Per Week | ||
| 1 – 2 | 20 (63%) | Not applicable |
| 3 – 4 | 10 (31%) | Not applicable |
| varies | 2 (6%) | Not applicable |
| Number of Patients/Patient Records Per Week | ||
| Under 50 | 16 (50%) | 9 (64%) |
| 50 – Under 150 | 13 (41%) | 1 (7%) |
| 150 or more | 3 (9%) | 3 (21%) |
| Varies | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) |
1Some providers reported multiple specialties.
2Other provider specialties included: Allergy, Rheumatology, Cardiac Surgery, Anesthesia, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Cardiology, Geriatrics, Mental Health, Nephrology, Neurology, Obstetrics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Perioperative Services, Urology
3Administrator specialties included: Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Director of Pharmacy, Director of Therapy, Director of Wellness, Health Data Coordinator, Respiratory Care Manager, Speech Pathology Manager, Patient Care Manager, Social Services Manager, Research Billing Compliance Specialist, Systems Analyst, Orthopedic Manager