Table 1.

Characteristics of Participating NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Oncology Practice Groups

	N	%a
Oncology Practice Group Characteristics
Number of new adult cancer cases/year ≥1000 b	121/218	56
Region	227
Midwest	113	50
Northeast	14	6
South	52	23
West	48	21
Includes an outpatient oncology clinic in or on a hospital campus	186/227	82
Includes a free-standing oncology clinic or a Private/Group Practice	131/227	58
Includes inpatient services	186/225	83
Critical Access Designation c	46/222	21
Self-identified Safety Net	56/225	25
Characteristics of Oncology Patients within Practice Groupsd
>10% of New Cancer Patients are either Medicaid or Dual Medicaid/Medicare Enrolled	94/212	44
>10% of New Cancer Patients Receive either Charity Care or are Uninsured	22/211	11
≥30% of New Cancer Patients are Hispanic and/or Racial Minority	56/212	26

^aPercentages are calculated out of the total number available for each characteristic.

^bExcludes pediatric cases.

^cCritical Access- have 25 or fewer acute care inpatient beds and are generally located more than 35 miles from another hospital

^dSpecified as patients diagnosed and/or receiving their first course of cancer treatment at that facility