Eligible patients from automated data, n | 6,188 | 1,817 | |
Age in years, n (%) |
≤35 | 1,137 (18.4) | 456 (25.1) | <.001 |
36–45 | 713 (11.5) | 333 (18.3) | |
46–55 | 1,199 (19.4) | 411 (22.6) | |
56–65 | 1,377 (22.3) | 359 (19.8) | |
66–75 | 870 (14.1) | 147 (8.1) | |
≥76 | 892 (14.4) | 111 (6.1) | |
Male sex, n (%) | 2,500 (40.4) | 962 (52.9) | <.001 |
DxCG case mix score, n (%) |
Low morbidity (0.10–0.87) | 1,732 (28.0) | 790 (44.0) | <.001 |
Moderate morbidity (0.97–1.85) | 2,092 (33.8) | 641 (35.3) | |
High morbidity (1.85–106) | 2,364 (38.2) | 377 (20.8) | |
Length of relationship with primary care physician, n (%) |
<1 year | 771 (12.5) | 274 (15.1) | <.001 |
1–5 years | 2,300 (37.2) | 1,025 (56.4) | |
5+ years | 3,117 (50.3) | 518 (28.5) | |
Continuity of care index, mean (SD) | 0.495 (0.382) | 0.442 (0.401) | .001 |
Patients assigned to newly hired doctors, n (%) | 356 (5.8) | 1,217 (67.0) | <.001 |
Information from baseline patient survey (2006) |
Patient survey complete, n | 938 | 160 | |
Education, n (%) |
Less than college | 127 (13.9) | 13 (8.4) | .063 |
Some college | 279 (30.5) | 42 (27.3) | |
College graduate or postgraduate | 508 (55.6) | 99 (64.3) | |
White race, n (%) | 801 (87.9) | 125 (81.2) | .028 |
Patients assigned to newly hired doctors | 48 (5.1) | 105 (65.6) | <.001 |
Self-reported health status, n (%) |
Excellent or very good | 461 (51.8) | 80 (53.7) | .633 |
Good | 302 (33.9) | 52 (34.9) | |
Fair or poor | 127 (14.3) | 17 (11.4) | |
ACES-SF subscales,b mean (SD) |
Quality of doctor-patient interactions | 85.8 (16.3) | 85.1 (16.4) | .627 |
Shared decision making | 85.1 (22.3) | 84.8 (21.7) | .883 |
Coordination of care | 81.3 (21.5) | 79.4 (22.6) | .327 |
Access | 87.1 (17.2) | 86.3 (19.3) | .645 |
Helpfulness of office staff | 91.4 (15.6) | 92.3 (13.0) | .499 |
PACIC subscales,b mean (SD) |
Patient activation/involvement | 77.7 (27.0) | 72.7 (29.7) | .056 |
Goal setting/tailoring | 69.0 (30.8) | 69.4 (31.3) | .893 |
Utilization measures (contacts per person in 2006) |
Eligible patients from automated data | 6,188 | 1,817 | |
Primary care visits, mean (SD) | 3.67 (4.40) | 2.44 (2.92) | <.001 |
Emergency department/urgent care visits, mean (SD) | 0.374 (0.978) | 0.241 (0.694) | <.001 |
Secure message threads, mean (SD) | 1.29 (3.46) | 0.85 (2.96) | <.001 |
Telephone encounters, mean (SD) | 3.74 (6.10) | 1.89 (3.48) | <.001 |