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Characteristics of American Board of Family Medicine Diplomates Providing Palliative Care
Characteristics (n) Diplomates (n) Provides Palliative Care Diplomates, n (%) OR (95% CI) All 10,894 3,609 (33.13) Palliative-specific practices Routinely see patients in hospice 733 616 (84.04) 5.77 (4.62–7.19)* Routinely see patients in nursing home 1,641 1,086 (66.20) 3.40 (3.05–3.80)* Routinely makes home visits 2,474 1,609 (65.04) 2.36 (2.07 to −2.69)* Certified in hospice and palliative medicine 241 227 (94.19) Sex Male 6,891 2,475 (35.92) Reference Female 4,003 1,134 (28.33) 0.96 (0.87 −1.06)* Region of practice South 3,687 1,088 (29.51) Reference Northeast 1,579 558 (35.34) 1.07 (0.93 to −1.24) West 2,661 856 (32.17) 1.16 (1.03 to −1.32)† Midwest 2,942 1,100 (37.39) 1.07 (0.95 to −1.21) Race White 8,743 3,172 (36.28) Reference Black 659 99 (15.02) 0.36 (0.28 to −0.46)* Asian 1,300 287 (22.08) 0.62 (0.53–0.73)* Other 192 51 (26.56) 0.67 (0.47 to −0.96)† Years in practice 0–10 2,983 811 (27.20) Reference 11–20 3,461 1,076 (31.09) 1.17 (1.04 to −1.32)† 21–30 3,278 1,242 (37.89) 1.32 (1.70 to −1.50)* ≥31 1,171 479 (40.91) 1.36 (1.15 to −1.60)* Ethnicity Non-Hispanic 10,258 3,452 (33.65) Reference Hispanic 636 157 (24.69) 0.74 (0.60–0.92)* Rurality Urban (population >50,000) 9,079 2,662 (29.32) Reference Population 20,000–50,000 740 325 (43.92) 1.38 (1.16 to −1.64)* Population 2,500–19,999 926 524 (56.59) 2.05 (1.75 to −2.40)* Rural (population <2,500) 149 98 (65.77) 2.38 (1.61 to −3.50)* Practice size Large (>20 providers) 1,929 582 (30.17) Reference Medium (6–20 providers) 3,382 1,106 (32.70) 1.02 (0.89 to −1.17)* Small (2–5 providers) 3,902 1,342 (34.39) 1.06 (0.93 to −1.22)* Solo 1,681 579 (34.44) 1.10 (0.93 to −1.30)* PCMH status Neither applicant nor certified 4,758 1330 (36.90) Reference PCMH applicant 3,562 1,380 (38.20) 1.54 (1.38 to −1.70)* PCMH certified 2,574 899 (24.90) 1.73 (1.54 to −1.96)*
