Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of the My Own Health Report Primary Care Practices (March-December 2013)

Site 1Site 2Site 3Site 4Site 5Site 6Site 7Site 8Site 9
StateVAVAVACAVTNCCATXTX
Location*SuburbanRuralUrbanRuralRuralRuralUrbanRuralUrban
Practice ownershipPrivateFederally qualified health centerHealth systemFederally qualified health centerHealth systemFederally qualified health centerFederally qualified health centerFederally qualified health centerFederally qualified health center
Patients seen each year (n)1,5002,5004,7703,5009,50012,8002,1804,8002,518
Patient ethnicity/race (%)
    Latino2011312754867
    Black1049171560252313
Insurance type (%)
    Medicare91226131349523
    Medicaid01423110451522
    None149171510503869
Implementation strategyMailPaperMail/PhoneMailMailWebWebWebWeb
Patient reach (%)33.743.92.6/64.2§31.745.694.469.976.156.8
  • * Location was self-reported by practices as urban, rural, or suburban.

  • “Mail”: staff mailed patients an invitation to complete the My Own Health Report (MOHR) online; “paper”: patients completed the MOHR on paper in the office; “phone”: staff called patients and completed the MOHR over the phone; “web”: staff assisted patients completing the MOHR online while in the office.

  • Patient reach is defined as the number of patients who filled out the MOHR assessment divided by the number of patients offered the MOHR.

  • § During study weeks 4–16, site 3 mailed MOHR invitations to patients. During study weeks 14–19, site 3 phoned patients to complete the MOHR.