Mean relational continuity for all clinics | 3.35 (3.34 to 3.39) |
Clinic-level characteristicsb | |
Clinic structure | |
No. of other health care establishments with which the clinic has formal, operational agreements (effect of each additional establishment) | 0.03 (0.00 to 0.04) |
Clinic services | |
Availability of scheduled visits in the evening | 0.05 (−0.01 to 0.10) |
Availability of scheduled visits on weekends | — |
Physician-level characteristicsc | |
Physician orientation | |
Attachment to the community served by the clinic | 0.05 (0.02 to 0.08) |
Physician intentions for informational continuity (communication of visit results to patient’s responsible physician) | 0.09 (0.06 to 0.13) |
Physician practice | |
Percentage of clinic hours spent on walk-in care =70% (compared with <50%) | −0.14 (−0.24 to 0.05) |
No. of patients seen per hour (each additional patient above the mean of 3.4 patients per hour) | −0.03 (−0.05 to 0.00) |