Practice Settings and Patient Populations of Clinicians in Urban California
| Patients in Clinicians’ Practice Who Are | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinicians Practicing in Community Clinics % (95% CI) | Medicaid Beneficiaries Mean % (95% CI) | Uninsured Mean % (95% CI) | Minorities Mean % (95% CI) | |
| CI = confidence interval. | ||||
| P < .001 for overall differences across clinician groups for each item. | ||||
| Family physicians | 3.0 (0.8–5.2) | 9.4 (6.8–12.0) | 6.2 (4.6–7.9) | 49.3 (42.8–55.8) |
| General pediatricians | 4.4 (1.4–7.4) | 19.2 (15.0–23.4) | 4.8 (3.1–6.5) | 58.1 (50.8–65.4) |
| General internists | 3.8 (1.0–6.6) | 7.1 (5.0–9.3) | 4.2 (2.5–5.8) | 47.7 (40.5–55.0) |
| Obstetrician-gynecologists | 0.01 (0.0–0.2) | 13.7 (9.8–17.6) | 4.4 (3.3–5.4) | 53.1 (44.5–61.7) |
| Nurse practitioners | 20.8 18.9–22.7) | 25.5 (24.1–27.0) | 24.6 (23.0–26.1) | 61.5 (59.2–63.8) |
| Physician assistants | 14.8 (11.8–17.8) | 31.0 (28.3–33.8) | 17.1 (14.9–19.2) | 65.4 (61.4–69.4) |
| Certified nurse-midwives | 17.1 (12.8–21.4) | 43.2 (38.7–47.6) | 10.7 (8.2–13.2) | 66.3 (60.9–71.7) |