Table 1. Baseline Provider Characteristics, Self-Reported.
| N = 330 | |
|---|---|
| Male | 76.7% |
| Age | |
| < 40 | 6.4% |
| 40 - 55 | 60.9% |
| > 55 | 32.7% |
| Board certification | |
| Family medicine | 49.1% |
| Internal medicine | 49.7% |
| Both | 1.2% |
| Fellowship | 14.6% |
| Years in practice | 20.1 ± 6.9 |
| Region | |
| Midwest | 22.7% |
| Northeast | 25.5% |
| South | 30.9% |
| West | 20.9% |
| Locale | |
| Urban | 26.7% |
| Suburban | 60.9% |
| Rural | 12.4% |
| Practice type | |
| Solo private | 23.3% |
| Single specialty private | 37.6% |
| Multi-specialty private | 33.0% |
| Hospital | 6.1% |
| Employed by practice (%) | 74.6% |
| Multi-specialty practice | 32.7% |
| Medical practice setting (can choose more than one) | |
| Accountable care organization | 24.2% |
| Solo practice | 23.3% |
| Group practice | 66.4% |
| Hospital-based | 8.2% |
| Integrated delivery system | 11.5% |
| Network model HMO | 1.2% |
| Staff-model HMO (employed) | 1.2% |
| Staff-model HMO (FFS or group, contracted) | 1.2% |
| Other | 1.8% |
| Type of medication reconciliation used (physicians were able to choose > 1 ) | |
| Pharmacy/medication reconciliation | 88.2% |
| Presumptive drug tests | 57.3% |
| Definitive drug tests | 37.3% |
| Digital pills | 0.0% |
| Self-report | 62.7% |
| EMR/automated software | 74.6% |
| None | 1.0% |
| Time since last CME in pain management | |
| ≤ 12 months | 41.5% |
| 13 - 24 months | 17.0% |
| 25 - 36 months | 9.7% |
| > 36 months | 10.9% |
| Never taken | 20.9% |
| Receive quality bonus | 59.7% |
| If yes, metrics for preventive measures | 88.8% |
| Active panel size | 2,542 ± 1,526 |
| Patient panel characteristics | |
| On 5 or more medications | 41.2% |
| On opioid analgesics | 13.9% |
| Consume ≥ 2 alcoholic beverages/month | 55.4% |
| Payer type | |
| Medicare | 34.3% |
| Medicaid | 10.8% |
| Commercial | 48.1% |
| Self | 5.4% |
| Other | 1.4% |