Characteristics of Small Independent Primary Care Practices (N=134)
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Practice | |
| Clinicians | |
| Solo clinician, No. (%) | 93 (73.2) |
| ≥2 Clinicians, No. (%) | 34 (26.8) |
| Practice ownership | |
| Independent, No. (%) | 122 (91.7) |
| Other, No. (%) | 11 (8.3) |
| ACO status | |
| Part of ACO, No. (%) | 57 (42.5) |
| Other, No. (%) | 77 (57.5) |
| MUA designationa | |
| Yes, No. (%) | 56 (41.8) |
| No, No. (%) | 78 (58.2) |
| PCMH recognition | |
| Yes, No. (%) | 60 (44.8) |
| No, No. (%) | 74 (55.2) |
| Full-time equivalent of supporting staff, mean (SD), No. | 4.8 (5.9) |
| Patient panel size, mean (SD), No. | 1,969.2 (2,264.6) |
| Patient | |
| Non-Hispanic white patient, mean (SD), % | 19.3 (26.8) |
| Medicaid payer, mean (SD), % | 43.3 (27.5) |
| Organizational capacity | |
| Adaptive reserve, mean (SD), No. | 0.8 (0.2) |
| CPCQd, mean (SD), No. | 0.8 (0.2) |
| Burnout of lead clinician, No. (%) | |
| Yes | 12 (11.4) |
| No | 93 (88.6) |
ACO = accountable care organization; CPCQ = Change Process Capability Questionnaire; MUA = medically underserved area; PCMH = patient-centered medical home.
Note: Among 134 small independent primary care practices, 113 reported full-time equivalent of supporting staff; 120 provided data about patient panel size and the percentage of white patients; 105 reported the percentage of Medicaid payers among their patients; and 112 completed data on adaptive reserve.
↵a Data extracted from Health Resources and Services Administration website.