Sample Characteristics
| Respondent Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Professional role (n = 642) | |
| Attending, faculty or community physician | 460 (71.7) |
| Resident | 122 (19.0) |
| PA or NP | 50 (7.8) |
| Other | 10 (1.6) |
| Medical specialty (n = 519) | |
| Family medicine | 495 (95.4) |
| Othera | 24 (4.6) |
| Primary setting (n = 607) | |
| FQHC or similar | 165 (27.2) |
| Hospital-owned practice | 161 (26.5) |
| Private practice | 134 (22.1) |
| Academic medical center | 83 (13.7) |
| Other | 64 (10.5) |
| Years since training (n = 626) | |
| 0 | 73 (11.7) |
| 1-5 | 130 (20.8) |
| 6-10 | 153 (24.4) |
| 11-15 | 109 (17.4) |
| 16-20 | 28 (4.5) |
| >20 | 104 (16.6) |
| NA | 29 (4.6) |
| Payer mix | |
| >25% of patients have Medicare (n = 610) | 403 (66.0) |
| >25% of patients have Medicaid (n = 609) | 318 (52.2) |
| >25% of patients have private insurance (n = 609) | 341 (55.9) |
| >25% of patients have no insurance (n = 590) | 77 (13.0) |
| Practice region (n = 632) | |
| West | 317 (50.1) |
| South | 141 (22.2) |
| Midwest | 107 (17.0) |
| Northeast | 64 (10.2) |
| US Territory | 3 (0.5) |
| Miles from endocrinologist (n = 614) | |
| ≤10 | 405 (66.0) |
| 11-40 | 102 (16.6) |
| >40 | 107 (17.4) |
| Diabetes care & education resource access | |
| Diabetes care and education specialist within practice (at least part-time) (n = 614) | 221 (36.0) |
| Can refer to diabetes care and education specialist within 10 miles (n = 612) | 498 (81.4) |
| Can refer to other diabetes education resources within 10 miles (n = 613) | 454 (74.1) |
| Experience with CGM (n = 629) | |
| I have never heard of CGM | 6 (1.0) |
| I have heard of CGM, but I have never had patients on it | 87 (13.8) |
| I have had patients on CGM, but I have never prescribed it | 293 (46.6) |
| I have prescribed a CGM | 243 (38.6) |
| Likelihood to prescribe CGM (n = 603) | |
| Not at all likely | 40 (6.6) |
| Somewhat likely | 187 (31.0) |
| Moderately likely | 168 (27.9) |
| Very likely | 208 (34.5) |
| Moderately/very likely to prescribe CGM with access to resources | |
| Consultation on insurance issues (n = 603) | 434 (72.0) |
| CGM education/training workshop (n = 603) | 436 (72.3) |
| One-time consult with endocrinologist (n = 602) | 380 (63.1) |
| Virtual specialty care center to refer patients for direct support (n = 602) | 379 (63.0) |
| Educational website about CGM (n = 603) | 375 (62.2) |
| Telementoring sessions with specialty team (n = 603) | 372 (61.7) |
| Asynchronous e-consultations with an endocrinologist (n = 604) | 324 (53.6) |
CGM = continuous glucose monitoring; FQHC = federally qualified health center; NA = not applicable; NP = nurse practitioner; PA = physician assistant.
↵a General internal medicine, internal medicine-pediatrics, pediatrics.