Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Proportion of family physicians reporting provision of women’s health services. Abbreviations: RHC, Rural Health Center; AHC, Academic Health Center; FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center.
- Figure 2.
Proportion of family physicians reporting providing children’s health services. Abbreviations: RHC, Rural Health Center; AHC, Academic Health Center; FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center.
- Figure 3.
Proportion of family physicians reporting performing select procedures. Abbreviations: RHC, Rural Health Center; AHC, Academic Health Center; FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center.
Tables
- Table 1.
Distribution of Demographic and Practice Characteristics of Family Physicians in the Analysis
Characteristics n % Gender Female 9,687 38.6 Male 15,430 61.4 Years in Practice 0 to 10 years 6,459 25.7 11 to 20 years 8,440 33.6 21 to 30 years 7,203 28.7 31 years or more 3,015 12 Race/Ethnicity White, Non-Hispanic 18,512 73.7 Black, Non-Hispanic 1,482 5.9 Asian, Non-Hispanic 3,223 12.8 Other, Non-Hispanic 107 0.4 Hispanic 1,463 5.8 Census Region Northeast 3,718 14.8 South 9,104 36.2 West 5,311 21.1 Midwest 6,984 27.8 Rurality of practice Rural 4,680 18.6 Urban 20,437 81.4 Practice Specialty Mix Single 16,517 65.8 Multi 8,600 34.2 Practice Size Solo 3,352 13.3 Small 8,859 35.3 Medium 8,049 32.0 Large 4,588 18.3 Other 269 1.1 Practice Organization Hospital- owned 4,116 16.4 Solo practice 2,883 11.5 Group practice 9,633 38.4 Managed care 974 3.9 Academic health center 1,401 5.6 Federally Qualified Health Center 1,295 5.2 Rural Health Center 675 2.7 Other Safety net 630 2.5 Federal 1,131 4.5 Urgent care 730 2.9 Other 1,649 6.6 Patient-Centered Medical Home Yes 8,296 33.0 No 11,123 44.3 No, Applied 5,698 22.7 Notes: Data Source: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Certification Examination practice demographic registration questionnaire data (n = 25,117), sample restricted to Family Physicians in direct patient care.
- Table 2.
Unadjusted and Adjusted Mean Individual Scope of Practice (SOP) by Practice Organization*
Unadjusted Adjusted Practice Organization Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Rural Health Center 17.6 (17.4 to 17.9) 16.6 (16.4 to 16.7) Academic health center 16.6 (16.4 to 16.7) 16.2 (16.1 to 16.3) Federally Qualified Health Center 15.9 (16.4 to 16.7) 15.3 (15.2 to 15.5) Group practice 15.8 (15.8 to 16.1) 15.6 (15.5 to 15.6) Hospital-owned 15.1 (15.0 to 15.1) 15.0 (14.9 to 15.1) Solo practice 15.0 (14.9 to 15.1) 16.2 (15.9 to 16.4) Managed care 15.0 (14.8 to 15.1) 14.8 (14.6 to 15.0) Urgent care 14.1 (13.9 to 14.3) 14.9 (14.7 to 15.1) Federal 13.8 (13.6 to 13.9) 13.8 (13.7 to 14.0) Other Safety-net 13.5 (13.3 to 13.7) 13.9 (13.7 to 14.0) Other 13.3 (13.1 to 13.4) 13.8 (13.7 to 14.0) Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
Data Source: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Certification Examination practice demographic registration questionnaire data (n = 25,117), sample restricted to Family Physicians in direct patient care *Adjusted for gender, years in practice, race, region and rurality of practice location, practice size, patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) status, primary specialty mix and proportion of county population living below 200%Federal Poverty Level (FPL) (1) Rural Health Center, (2) Academy Health Center, (3) Federally Qualified Health Center, (4) Group practice (5) Hospital-owned (hospital emergency department and outpatient department, (6) Solo practice (7) Managed care (HMO [Kaiser Permanente]), (8) Urgent care center(Freestanding), (9) Federal (Military, Veteran Administration/Department of Defense and Indian Health Service), (10) Other safety net (Institutional setting (School-based clinic, nursing home, prison and non-federal government clinic (e.g. state, county, city, maternal and child health, etc.,), and (11) Other (ambulatory surgical center, public health service, industrial outpatient facility and mental health center).
- Appendix Table 1.
Proportion of Family Physicians Providing Other Care Including Pain Management, Hospital Medicine, and Palliative Care
Practice Organization Pain Management Hospital Medicine Palliative Care n % n % n % Rural Health Center 526 78.0 425 63.0 532 79.0 Academic health center 1,023 73.0 873 62.0 797 57.0 Federally Qualified Health Center 944 73.0 383 30.0 638 49.0 Group practice 6,211 64.0 2,913 30.0 5,312 55.0 Hospital-owned 2,313 56.0 1,094 27.0 1,832 45.0 Solo practice 1,582 55.0 1,037 36.0 1,484 51.0 Managed care 744 76.0 187 19.0 434 45.0 Urgent care 133 18.0 22 3.0 49 7.0 Federal 833 73.0 232 20.0 433 38.0 Other safety net 364 58.0 143 23.0 252 40.0 Other 887 54.0 633 38.0 756 46.0 Practice Organization Acute Care/Same Day Appointment Extended Hours Rural Health Center 654 97 96 59 Academic health center 1,281 91 219 68 Federally Qualified Health Center 1,242 96 289 84 Group practice 9,104 95 1,542 70 Hospital-owned 3,760 91 690 73 Solo practice 2,618 91 350 53 Managed care 908 93 204 85 Urgent care 705 97 160 92 Federal 1,001 88 145 57 Other Safety net 546 87 81 59 Other 1,143 69 236 66
