Table 2.
Characteristics of respondent ambulatory clinics.
| Clinic characteristics | Value, n (%) | |
| Number of providers | ||
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1-2 | 41 (13) |
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3-5 | 36 (11) |
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6-10 | 94 (29) |
|
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More than 10 | 149 (46.6) |
| Practice setting | ||
|
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Solo primary care | 68 (21) |
|
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Solo specialty care | 104 (32.5) |
|
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Group primary care | 86 (27) |
|
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Group specialty care | 62 (19) |
| Practice type | ||
|
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Family medicine | 101 (31.6) |
|
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Pediatrics | 118 (36.9) |
|
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Urgent care | 52 (16) |
|
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Surgical | 15 (5) |
|
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Obstetrics/gynecology | 25 (8) |
|
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Others | 9 (3) |
| Clinic ownership | ||
|
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Wholly physician/provider owned | 136 (43.0) |
|
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Wholly owned by hospital, health care system, HMOa, etc | 123 (38.9) |
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Partially owned by hospital, health care system, HMO, etc | 47 (15) |
|
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Others | 10 (3) |
aHMO: health maintenance organization.