Table 1

Participant Characteristics (N = 51)

CharacteristicValue
Practice staff (n=30)
Female, No. (%)29 (97)
Race, No. (%)
 Black14 (47)
 White11 (37)
 Asian2 (7)
 Other3 (10)
Age, mean (SD), y46 (11.1)
Practice site, No. (%)
 Federally qualified health center11 (37)
 Academic practice19 (63)
Job title, No. (%)
 Administrator/Practice manager4 (13)
 Call Center/Front desk/Scheduler7 (23)
 Medical assistant2 (7)
 Physician3 (10)
 Nurse7 (23)
 Other (psychologist, nutritionist, case manager, social worker, pharmacist)6 (20)
Patients (n=21)
Female, No. (%)12 (57)
Black race, No. (%)20 (95)
Age, mean (SD), y50 (10.0)
Emergency department visits in 6 months prior, mean (range), No.5.4 (0–20)
Insurance type, No. (%)
 Medicaid9 (43)
 Uninsured8 (38)
 Dually eligible (Medicare/Medicaid)3 (14)
Diagnoses, No. (%)
 Hypertension13 (65)
 Hyperlipidemia10 (50)
 Diabetes9 (40)
 Mental illness/Addiction8 (40)
 Obesity8 (40)
 Congestive heart failure6 (29)
 Asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease5 (20)