Table 1.

Comparison of Facilitated and Self-Directed Practices at Baseline

Characteristic	Facilitated Practices	Self-Directed Practices	P Value
NDP = National Demonstration Project; PCMH = patient-centered medical home.
Notes: Data are based on 35 practices that started the NDP; 1 of the original 36 practices was not able to obtain approval for the project from their institutional review board and withdrew their baseline data.
^a Values are percentages.
^b Values are ratings on a scale from 0 to 1, where higher values indicate a higher level of the attribute.
Demographics^a	n=17	n=18
Age of practice, y			.22
≤5	35	33
6–10	24	5
11–20	6	29
>20	35	33
Size			.35
Solo (± midlevel clinicians)	35	22
Small (2–3 physicians)	24	12
Medium (4–6 physicians)	17	44
Large (≥7 physicians)	24	22
Setting			.85
Rural	29	33
Suburban	53	55
Urban	18	11
Ownership structure			.89
Physician owned	59	61
Health or hospital system owned	41	39
NDP model components in place^a	n=16	n=15
Access to care and information (overall, 6 items)	30	30	.92
Same-day appointments	44	53	.59
Group visits	6	7	.96
e-Visits	6	0	.32
Care management (overall, 4 items)	38	48	.22
Practice services (overall, 5 items)	95	91	.29
Continuity of care (overall, 5 items)	56	65	.25
Maternity care	81	87	.68
Hospital care	88	100	.16
Practice management (overall, 5 items)	42	59	.04
Quality and safety (overall, 5 items)	32	43	.19
Medication management	62	93	.04
Patient satisfaction feedback	44	53	.59
Health information technology (overall, 5 items)	28	31	.66
Electronic medical record	69	73	.78
Electronic prescribing	44	40	.83
Practice Web site	25	33	.61
Interactive patient portal	0	0	–
Practice-based care teams (overall, 4 items)	20	48	.001
Patient-rated PCMH attributes^b	n=17	n=16
Comprehensive care	.81	.84	.08
Coordination of care	.74	.76	.53
Access to care	.88	.88	.89
Personal relationship over time	.76	.76	.58
Global practice experience	.27	.32	.28