Care Team Configurations of Family Physicians in Continuity Practice by Practice and Physician Characteristics
| Parameter | Full Sample, % (N) | MA/Nurse Only, % (N) | MA/Nurse + NP/PA or Specialist, % (N) | MA/Nurse + NP/PA and Specialist, % (N) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full sample | 100% (2575) | 22% (565) | 40% (1040) | 38% (970) | |
| Practice organization | * | ||||
| Academic health center | 7% (189) | 6% (11) | 31% (58) | 63% (120) | |
| Safety net | 9% (238) | 2% (4) | 24% (58) | 74% (176) | |
| Hospital owned | 35% (895) | 20% (179) | 46% (415) | 34% (301) | |
| Independently owned | 32% (823) | 39% (323) | 46% (381) | 14% (119) | |
| Managed care/HMO | 6% (148) | 14% (21) | 36% (53) | 50% (74) | |
| Other | 11% (282) | 10% (27) | 27% (75) | 64% (180) | |
| Practice size | * | ||||
| Solo | 11% (285) | 75% (213) | 22% (63) | 3% (9) | |
| Small (2–5) | 34% (863) | 26% (224) | 54% (463) | 20% (176) | |
| Medium (6–20) | 32% (834) | 8% (63) | 42% (351) | 50% (420) | |
| Large (>20) | 23% (593) | 11% (65) | 27% (163) | 62% (365) | |
| Social deprivation† | * | ||||
| High deprivation | 20% (517) | 25% (131) | 36% (187) | 38% (199) | |
| Not high deprivation | 80% (2058) | 21% (434) | 41% (853) | 37% (771) | |
| Practice environment | |||||
| Satisfaction with practice | * | ||||
| Satisfied | 82% (2102) | 21% (436) | 41% (855) | 39% (811) | |
| Not satisfied | 18% (473) | 27% (129) | 39% (185) | 34% (159) | |
| Control over workload | * | ||||
| Satisfactory | 68% (1758) | 25% (432) | 40% (706) | 35% (620) | |
| Not satisfactory | 32% (817) | 16% (133) | 41% (334) | 43% (350) | |
| Value alignment | * | ||||
| Aligned | 64% (1648) | 20% (334) | 40% (659) | 40% (655) | |
| Not aligned | 36% (927) | 25% (231) | 41% (381) | 34% (315) | |
| Physician characteristics | |||||
| Age | * | ||||
| Under 40 | 12% (314) | 18% (55) | 39% (121) | 44% (138) | |
| 41–50 | 37% (953) | 21% (197) | 42% (397) | 38% (359) | |
| 51–60 | 34% (873) | 23% (199) | 39% (340) | 38% (334) | |
| Over 60 | 17% (435) | 26% (114) | 42% (182) | 32% (139) | |
| Sex | * | ||||
| Female | 46% (1177) | 20% (240) | 39% (462) | 40% (475) | |
| Male | 54% (1398) | 23% (325) | 41% (578) | 35% (495) | |
| Degree | |||||
| MD | 89% (2292) | 23% (516) | 40% (912) | 38% (864) | |
| DO | 11% (283) | 17% (49) | 45% (128) | 37% (106) | |
| Race | * | ||||
| White | 72% (1860) | 20% (375) | 41% (764) | 39% (721) | |
| Black | 5% (141) | 24% (34) | 40% (56) | 36% (51) | |
| Asian | 14% (364) | 30% (109) | 36% (130) | 34% (125) | |
| Other | 8% (210) | 22% (47) | 43% (90) | 35% (73) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 7% (185) | 26% (49) | 34% (63) | 39% (73) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 93% (2390) | 22% (516) | 41% (977) | 38% (897) |