Table 1.

Characteristics of Colorado and Northwest healthcare regions

	Colorado	Northwest
No of members (December 2002)	367 795*	449 728
% aged 65 or older:
1995	10.4	12.2
1998	12.3	11.0
2000	14.9	10.8
No of primary care doctors†	214	263
No of other primary care practitioners†	36	84
No of specialty care doctors†	324	425
No of other specialty care practitioners†	136	126
Outpatient medical offices	16	32

^*Membership in the six county Denver/Boulder area where electronic health records were implemented.

^†Full time equivalents.