Table 2.
Respondent and Practice Characteristics
| Frequency # | |
|---|---|
| Respondent total | 63 |
| Respondent type | |
| Physician Nurse practitioner/physician assistant Medical assistant* RN/LPN* Practice manager Administrative & front desk staff* National expert on teamwork in primary care |
22 3 7 7 9 12 3 |
| Practice characteristics (total) | 27 |
| Primary care population served | |
| Adult and pediatric Pediatric only Adult only |
17 3 7 |
| Practice type | |
| Independent physician-owned practice Hospital- or health system-owned** CHC/FQHC Independent safety-net clinic Military |
15 8 2 1 1 |
| Practice size (number of physicians) | |
| 1–2 3–10 11–20 21–50 >50 |
8 12 3 1 3 |
| Electronic health record use (many still partially use paper) | 27 |
| Region | |
| Mid-Atlantic Midwest Mountain New England Northeast Plains Southeast West |
4 3 2 5 5 2 4 2 |
| PCMH recognition level (NCQA)† | |
| Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 |
0 5 22 |
| Performance on practice team element G in 2011 NCQA PCMH tool | |
| 0–25 % of points 100 % of points |
7 20 |
*5 respondents served primarily in a care coordinator role (as defined in text).
**Practices included one Kaiser practice working under capitation; otherwise, most practices worked predominantly in fee-for-service arrangements, with some supplementary PCMH payments.