Table 1.
Percentage of PHC organizations with selected organizational characteristics, in comparison and treatment groups, 2005 and 2010 surveys.
| Comparison group | Treatment group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (other medical clinics) | (FMG-NC, FMG, NC) | |||||
| n = 420 | n = 121 | |||||
| 2005 | 2010 | Diff. | 2005 | 2010 | Diff. | |
| % | % | % | % | |||
| Size of practice (number of physicians) | ||||||
| 1 | 39.3 | 41.4 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| 2 to 3 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 0.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 | −1.7 |
| 4 to 6 | 19.0 | 16.9 | −2.1 | 19.0 | 14.9 | −4.1 |
| 7 or more | 18.4 | 17.7 | −0.7 | 61.2 | 67.0 | 5.8 |
| Presence of nurses | ||||||
| Yes | 26.2 | 30.7 | 4.5 | 68.6 | 87.6 | 19.0 |
| Information technologies used in the practice | ||||||
| 1 or more | 50.0 | 60.0 | 10.0 | 80.2 | 92.5 | 12.3 |
| Blood taking service available in the same building | ||||||
| Yes | 40.7 | 40.7 | 0.0 | 66.9 | 73.6 | 6.7 |
| Radiology available in the same building | ||||||
| Yes | 6.2 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 28.9 | 6.6 |
| Collaboration with other PHC practices | ||||||
| Yes | 41.0 | 25.2 | −15.8 | 58.7 | 77.7 | 19.0 |
| Collaboration with hospitals | ||||||
| Yes | 43.8 | 36.7 | −7.1 | 60.3 | 77.7 | 17.4 |
| Type of visits in the practice predominantly | ||||||
| Walk-in | 19.5 | 13.8 | −5.7 | 24.0 | 9.9 | −14.1 |
| By-appointment | 66.5 | 70.5 | 4.0 | 48.7 | 43.0 | −5.7 |
| Mixed | 14.0 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 27.3 | 47.1 | 19.8 |
| Quantity of diagnostic and therapeutic services available in the practice | ||||||
| Several (8 out of 10 or more) | 12.6 | 8.3 | −4.3 | 36.4 | 39.7 | 3.3 |