Characteristics of Participating Clinicians and Their Practices and Patients
| Characteristic | Practice Sizea | |
|---|---|---|
| ≤3 Office Staff (n = 11) | >3 Office Staff (n = 8) | |
| Clinicians (N = 19) | ||
| Male sex, No. (%) | 6 (55) | 5 (63) |
| Clinical role, No. (%) | ||
| Physician (MD, DO) | 11 (100) | 7 (87) |
| Other | 0 (0) | 1 (13) |
| Years at current location, mean (SD) | 16.7 (11.9) | 15.3 (10.0) |
| Practices (N = 19) | ||
| Size, No. (%) | ||
| Solo | 8 (73) | 3 (37) |
| >2 clinicians | 2 (18) | 5 (63) |
| Missing | 1 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Clinician owned, No. (%) | 11 (100) | 8 (100) |
| Number of FTE clinicians, mean (SD) | 1.4 (0.5) | 2.8 (2.8) |
| Number of FTE clinical staff, median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.8) | 2.0 (1.5) |
| Number of FTE office staff, median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.5) | 4.5 (2.3) |
| Years with PCIP, mean (SD) | 9.0 (1.9) | 9.5 (1.3) |
| PCMH recognition, No. (%) | ||
| Current | 9 (82) | 6 (74) |
| Former | 1 (9) | 1 (13) |
| Never | 1 (9.1) | 1 (13) |
| Location in New York City, No. (%) | ||
| Bronx | 3 (27) | 2 (25) |
| Brooklyn | 4 (36) | 0 (0) |
| Manhattan | 1 (9) | 3 (38) |
| Queens | 2 (18) | 2 (25) |
| Staten Island | 1 (9) | 1 (13) |
| Baseline performance: ABC composite, % (SD) | 42 (24) | 49 (20) |
| Patient population | ||
| Proportion of patients with Medicaid as sole or primary insurance, mean % (SD) | 42 (33) | 46 (32) |
| Proportion of patients of nonwhite race, mean % (SD) | 76 (34) | 86 (15) |
ABC = aspirin, blood pressure, cholesterol; DO = doctor of osteopathy FTE = full-time equivalent, IQR = interquartile range; MD = doctor of medicine; PCIP = Primary Care Information Project; PCMH = patient-centered medical home.
Note: ABC composite was proportion of patients in a practice with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease who met treatment targets for 3 of the 4 Million Hearts outcomes (defined as receiving aspirin and statin therapy and having their blood pressure controlled to <140/90 mm Hg).
↵a Based on FTEs of internal staff available for quality improvement.