Patient and Visit Characteristics of Patients Seen During the Study Period, and of Those Screened for SDH, by Clinic
| Patient Characteristics | Clinic A | Clinic B | Clinic C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Patients No. (%) | Screened Patients No. (%) | Total Patients No. (%) | Screened Patients No. (%) | Total Patients No. (%) | Screened Patients No. (%) | |
| Number of patients | 4,208 (100.0) | 602 (14.3) | 2,126 (100.0) | 379 (17.8) | 3,741 (100.0) | 149 (4.0) |
| Race | ||||||
| American Indian/AK Native | 122 (2.9) | 14 (2.3) | 56 (2.6) | 9 (2.4) | 39 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Asian | 50 (1.2) | 5 (0.8) | 30 (1.4) | 4 (1.1) | 494 (13.2) | 9 (6.0) |
| Black/African American | 62 (1.5) | 8 (1.3) | 31 (1.5) | 5 (1.3) | 303 (8.1) | 9 (6.0) |
| Native Hawaiian/PI | 39 (0.9) | 6 (1.0) | 15 (0.7) | 5 (1.3) | 21 (0.6) | 2 (1.3) |
| White | 3,798 (90.3) | 541 (89.9) | 1,726 (81.2) | 322 (85.0) | 2,569 (68.7) | 105 (70.5) |
| Multiple races | 73 (1.7) | 12 (2.0) | 88 (4.1) | 13 (3.4) | 70 (1.9) | 4 (2.7) |
| Unknown | 64 (1.5) | 16 (2.7) | 180 (8.5) | 21 (5.5) | 245 (6.5) | 20 (13.4) |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Yes | 403 (9.6) | 40 (6.6) | 627 (29.5) | 75 (19.8) | 531 (14.2) | 22 (14.8) |
| No | 3,710 (88.2) | 545 (90.5) | 1,457 (68.5) | 292 (77.0) | 3,110 (83.1) | 121 (81.2) |
| Unknown | 95 (2.3) | 17 (2.8) | 42 (2.0) | 12 (3.2) | 100 (2.7) | 6 (4.0) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 2,416 (57.4) | 315 (52.3) | 1,287 (60.5) | 200 (52.8) | 1,898 (50.7) | 42 (28.2) |
| Male | 1,792 (42.6) | 287 (47.7) | 837 (39.4) | 178 (47.0) | 1,843 (49.3) | 107 (71.8) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Age: 1st study period visit, y | ||||||
| 18–29 | 1,069 (25.4) | 169 (28.1) | 544 (25.6) | 42 (11.1) | 817 (21.8) | 48 (32.2) |
| 30–49 | 1,793 (42.6) | 241 (40.0) | 872 (41.0) | 142 (37.5) | 1,478 (39.5) | 69 (46.3) |
| 50–64 | 1,173 (27.9) | 170 (28.2) | 551 (25.9) | 140 (36.9) | 1,009 (27.0) | 27 (18.1) |
| ≥65 | 173 (4.1) | 22 (3.7) | 159 (7.5) | 55 (14.5) | 437 (11.7) | 5 (3.4) |
| Homeless status | ||||||
| Yes | 64 (1.5) | 7 (1.2) | 72 (3.4) | 13 (3.4) | 55 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) |
| No | 1,858 (44.2) | 198 (32.9) | 713 (33.5) | 114 (30.1) | 1,299 (34.7) | 44 (29.5) |
| Unknown | 2,286 (54.3) | 397 (65.9) | 1,341 (63.1) | 252 (66.5) | 2,387 (63.8) | 104 (69.8) |
| Migrant/seasonal worker | ||||||
| Yes | 13 (0.3) | 3 (0.5) | 47 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 7 (0.2) | 0 (0) |
| No | 1,911 (45.4) | 200 (33.2) | 728 (34.2) | 131 (34.6) | 936 (25.0) | 24 (16.1) |
| Unknown | 2,284 (54.3) | 399 (66.3) | 1,351 (63.5) | 248 (65.4) | 2,798 (74.8) | 125 (83.9) |
| Primary payer | ||||||
| Medicaid | 2,957 (70.3) | 416 (69.1) | 1,189 (55.9) | 193 (50.9) | 2,313 (61.8) | 84 (56.4) |
| Medicare | 455 (10.8) | 52 (8.6) | 215 (10.1) | 78 (20.6) | 567 (15.2) | 13 (8.7) |
| Other public | 11 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Private | 264 (6.3) | 39 (6.5) | 299 (14.1) | 40 (10.6) | 94 (2.5) | 4 (2.7) |
| Uninsured | 521 (12.4) | 93 (15.4) | 414 (19.5) | 68 (17.9) | 762 (20.4) | 48 (32.2) |
| Primary language | ||||||
| English | 3,915 (93.0) | 582 (96.7) | 1,703 (80.1) | 330 (87.1) | 2,761 (73.8) | 126 (84.6) |
| Spanish | 189 (4.5) | 6 (1.0) | 418 (19.7) | 48 (12.7) | 336 (9.0) | 12 (8.1) |
| Other | 56 (1.3) | 6 (1.0) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 639 (17.1) | 11 (7.4) |
| Unknown | 48 (1.1) | 8 (1.3) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Veteran status | ||||||
| Yes | 118 (2.8) | 26 (4.3) | 87 (4.1) | 17 (4.5) | 78 (2.1) | 10 (6.7) |
| No | 4,049 (96.2) | 566 (94.0) | 2,032 (95.6) | 360 (95.0) | 3,358 (89.8) | 112 (75.2) |
| Unknown | 41 (1.0) | 10 (1.7) | 7 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 305 (8.2) | 27 (18.1) |
| Diabetes status | ||||||
| Yes | 557 (13.2) | 68 (11.3) | 279 (13.1) | 110 (29.0) | 531 (14.2) | 7 (4.7) |
| No | 3,651 (86.8) | 532 (88.4) | 1,847 (86.9) | 269 (71.0) | 3,210 (85.8) | 142 (95.3) |
| Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| New/established patients | ||||||
| New patients | 699 (16.6) | 311 (51.7) | 239 (11.2) | 57 (15.0) | 1,251 (33.4) | 142 (95.3) |
| Established patients | 3,509 (83.4) | 291 (48.3) | 1,887 (88.8) | 322 (85.0) | 2,490 (66.6) | 7 (4.7) |
| Number of visits | 13,990 (100.0) | 611 (4.4) | 8,162 (100.0) | 385 (4.7) | 16,281 (100.0) | 149 (0.9) |
| Type of practioner | ||||||
| MD, DO, Locum Tenens | 2,686 (19.2) | 7 (1.1) | 3,892 (47.7) | 209 (54.3) | 7,663 (47.1) | 149 (100.0) |
| NP, PA | 8,827 (63.1) | 24 (3.9) | 2,577 (31.6) | 76 (19.7) | 4,399 (27.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| RN, LPN, CHN | 1,359 (9.7) | 187 (30.6) | 1,427 (17.5) | 79 (20.5) | 2,428 (14.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| MA | 1,049 (7.5) | 1 (0.2) | 59 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 109 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| BHS, LCSW | … | 0 (0.0) | 181 (2.2) | 18 (4.7) | 1,550 (9.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Eligibility specialist | … | 392 (64.2) | … | 0 (0.0) | … | 0 (0.0) |
| Other | 69 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) | 132 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
| Clincian status | ||||||
| Primary care clinician | 7,119 (50.9) | 22 (3.6) | 4,439 (54.4) | 204 (53.0) | 9,151 (56.2) | 145 (97.3) |
| Other | 6,871 (49.1) | 589 (96.4) | 3,723 (45.6) | 181 (47.0) | 7,130 (43.8) | 4 (2.7) |
AK = Alaska; BHS = behavioral health specialist, CHN = community health nurse; DO = doctor of osteopathy; LCSW = licensed clinical social worker; LPN = licensed practical nurse; MA = medical assistant; MD = doctor of medicine; NP = nurse practitioner; PA = physician’s assistant; PI = Pacific Islander; RN = registered nurse.