Table 2.

Baseline Practice and Patient Characteristics

Practice CharacteristicsSMS-EDCTHCTH + PF
N111213
Practice Type Federally Qualified Health Center, n (%)9 (81.8%)9 (75%)9 (69.2%)
Number of clinicians, mean (SD)7.4 (3.4)7.3 (4.1)6.1 (4.3)
% Medicaid, mean (SD)41.5 (21.5)35.1 (22.0)38.7 (18.4)
% Uninsured, mean (SD)27.3 (17.928.2 (19.1)25.6 (21.2)
% HbA1c > 9, mean (SD)28.4 (11.1)22.9 (9.1)28.5 (5.6)
Number of diabetic patients, mean (SD)589.8 (392.4541.3 (385.2)408.9 (309.0)
PCMH Status:
    Some implementation, but not recognition, n (%)1 (9.1%)3 (25.0%)4 (30.8%)
    PCMH recognition, n (%)8 (72.7%)8 (66.7%)8 (61.5%)
  • CTH, Connection to Health; CTH + PF, Connection to Health with Practice Facilitation; HbA1c, Hemoglobin A1c; PCMH, patient centered medical home; SMS, self-management support; SMS-ED, self-management support education; SD, standard deviation.