Table 2.
Practice characteristics
| Small Independent Practices | Federally Qualified Health Center Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| N = 257 | N = 19 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Number of clinicians | ||
| Solo | 149 (65.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2–5 | 66 (29.2) | 5 (27.8) |
| 5+ | 11 (4.9) | 13 (72.2) |
| Practice ownership | ||
| Independent | 228 (92.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Health maintenance organization | 0 (0.0) | 18 (94.7) |
| Other, e.g., hospital/health system | 18 (7.3) | 1 (5.3) |
| Full-time equivalent of support staff, Mean (SD) | 6.0 (12.4) | 24.1 (25.6) |
| Part of accountable care organization | 97 (37.7) | 5 (26.3) |
| Medically underserved area designation | ||
| Yes | 121 (47.3) | 14 (73.7) |
| No | 135 (52.7) | 5 (26.3) |
| Patient-centered medical home recognition | ||
| Yes | 118 (46.1) | 16 (88.9) |
| No | 138 (53.9) | 2 (11.1) |
| % non-Hispanic white patients, Mean (SD) | 17.0 (26.1) | 18.2 (27.6) |
| % Medicaid payer, Mean (SD) | 47.5 (26.9) | 55.7 (22.0) |
Note: Data for patient-centered medical home recognition was obtained directly from the Primary Care Innovation Project for the Small Independent Practices and from the study’s Practice Survey for the Federally Qualified Health Center sites. Where values do not add up to “N,” there is missing data