TABLE 4.
Practice Characteristics for Pediatricians Recruited Before and After MOC Part 4 Credit was Available
| Practice Characteristic | Practice Characteristics Recruited Pre-MOC, n = 75 Practices, % | Practice Characteristics Recruited With MOC, n = 77 Practices, % | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice arrangement type | .61 | ||
| Pediatric group practice | 38.7 | 51.9 | |
| Self-employed, solo physician | 25.3 | 18.2 | |
| Multispecialty group | 13.3 | 5.2 | |
| Medical school/parent university | 6.7 | 3.9 | |
| Nongovernment hospital or clinic | 5.3 | 7.8 | |
| Practice ownership | .20 | ||
| Physician or physician group | 60.0 | 59.7 | |
| Hospital | 12.0 | 5.2 | |
| Academic health center | 2.7 | 11.7 | |
| Community health center | 2.7 | 6.5 | |
| Federally designated MUA | 12.0 | 28.6 | .03 |
| Mean % of patient population with traditional private insurance | 23.1 | 18.9 | .59 |
| Practice community-type | .83 | ||
| Urban (inner and noninner city) | 30.7 | 32.5 | |
| Suburban | 41.3 | 40.3 | |
| Rural | 26.7 | 23.4 | |
| Mean % of practice patient population | |||
| Hispanic (any race) | 18.4 | 25.0 | .50 |
| White | 66.3 | 59.7 | .14 |
| African American | 21.3 | 22.9 | .65 |
| Asian | 5.0 | 4.6 | .71 |
| Native American | 2.1 | 9.4 | .32 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0.7 | 11.2 | .34 |