|
Variables
|
Provided no telemedicine services
|
Provided one telemedicine service
|
Provided two or more telemedicine services
|
ANOVA or X
2
significance
|
| Distribution (n) |
396 |
147 |
82 |
|
| Distribution (% out of 625) |
63.4% |
23.5% |
13.1% |
|
|
Meaningful Use (MU) compliance
|
| Core MU compliance now |
10.5% |
10.2% |
23.2% |
0.005
|
| Menu MU compliance now |
25.4% |
23.8% |
40.2% |
0.014
|
| Stage 1 MU compliance now |
6.2% |
4.1% |
14.6% |
0.007
|
|
EHR operation
|
| Full |
45.6% |
42.2% |
51.2% |
0.650 |
| Partial |
23.6% |
23.8% |
23.2% |
| None |
30.8% |
34.0% |
25.6% |
|
Duration of EHR operation
|
| Less than a year ago |
30.7% |
28.9% |
30.0% |
0.419 |
| 1-2 years ago |
30.0% |
38.1% |
25.0% |
| 3+ years ago |
39.3% |
33.0% |
45.0% |
| Has received PCMH recognition |
6.8% |
7.5% |
2.4% |
0.280 |
| Received technical assistance from a REC
or sub-contractor |
32.3% |
40.8% |
36.6% |
0.172 |
|
Location
|
| Rural |
34.8% |
48.3% |
54.9% |
0.000
|
| Urban |
47.0% |
30.6% |
28.0% |
0.000
|
| Both |
18.2% |
21.1% |
17.1% |
0.683 |
|
Health center patient population variables
|
| Mean total patients |
17,285 |
19,769 |
21,077 |
.214 |
| Mean percentage Medicaid
patients |
33.8% |
31.1% |
30.4% |
.082 |
| Mean percentage uninsured
patients |
40.8% |
39.8% |
40.2% |
.877 |
| Mean percentage elderly
patients |
7.1% |
8.2% |
8.7% |
.012
|
| Mean percentage Medicare
patients |
7.7% |
8.9% |
8.7% |
.061 |
| Mean percentage minority
patients |
48.6% |
46.0% |
46.8% |
.693 |
| Mean percentage patients requiring
translation services |
20.9% |
20.3% |
21.3% |
.960 |
|
Health center staffing variables
|
| Physicians FTEs per 10,000
patients |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
0.703 |
| Mid-level providers FTEs per 10,000
patients |
3.5 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
0.000
|
| Medical FTEs per 10,000 patients |
23.2 |
23.7 |
25.9 |
0.035
|
| Dental FTEs per 10,000 patients |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
0.491 |
| Mental health FTEs per 10,000
patients |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
0.030
|
| Substance abuse FTEs per 10,000
patients |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.919 |
| Enabling services providers FTEs per
10,000 patients |
7.1 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
0.596 |
|
Quality measures
|
| Percentage of diabetic patients with
HbA1c levels <7% |
38.6% |
42.2% |
40.6% |
.007
|
| Percentage of diabetic patients with
HbA1c levels <9% |
70.4% |
73.5% |
71.0% |
.053 |
| BP control among hypertensive
patients |
62.8% |
61.7% |
60.3% |
.337 |
| Childhood immunization rate |
63.9% |
63.3% |
64.9% |
.885 |
| Low or very low birth weight births
rate |
8.7% |
8.6% |
7.6% |
.778 |
| Pap test rate |
55.4% |
51.9% |
53.4% |
.203 |
| Percentage of pregnant women with first
prenatal visit in the first trimester |
69.1% |
71.8% |
73.3% |
.093 |
|
Funding variables
|
| Percentage of of total revenue from
Medicaid |
30.5% |
28.7% |
27.9% |
.303 |
| Mean Medicaid dollars per
patient |
$555 |
$593 |
$604 |
.364 |
| Received ARRA funding |
70.7% |
74.7% |
81.7% |
.110 |
| Mean American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) New Access Point (NAP) and Increased Demand for Services
(IDS) funds |
$154,794 |
$128,041 |
$135,722 |
.207 |
| Mean ARRA Capital Improvement Project
funds (CIP) and Facility Investment Program (FIP) |
$146,088 |
$173,186 |
$192,444 |
.195 |
| Percentage of total revenue from ARRA
funds |
5.7% |
4.1% |
4.3% |
.086 |
| Mean ARRA funds per patient |
$41 |
$24 |
$28 |
.469 |
| Mean ARRA funds per uninsured
patient |
$100 |
$77 |
$98 |
.537 |
| Mean state and local funds |
$1,312,620 |
$1,272,824 |
$1,501,310 |
.780 |
| Percentage of total revenue from state
and local funds |
10.6% |
9.6% |
12.1% |
.341 |
| Mean state and local funds per
patient |
$77 |
$72 |
$152 |
.002
|
| Mean state and local funds per
uninsured patient |
$223 |
$217 |
$1,587 |
.024
|
| Percentage of total revenue from state
and local funds |
10.6% |
9.6% |
12.1% |
.341 |
