Characteristics of Practices Asked to Submit Clinical Quality Measures (n = 205†)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Practice Size | |
| Solo | 38 (18.5) |
| 2 to 4 | 96 (46.8) |
| 5 or more | 71 (34.6) |
| State | |
| Washington | 87 (42.4) |
| Oregon | 95 (46.3) |
| Idaho | 23 (11.2) |
| Location | |
| Rural | 91 (44.4) |
| Urban | 114 (55.6) |
| Specialty | |
| Family medicine | 166 (81.0) |
| Internal medicine | 7 (3.4) |
| Mixed | 32 (15.6) |
| Organizational type | |
| FQHC | 22 (10.7) |
| Health/hospital system | 81 (39.5) |
| IHS/tribal | 10 (4.9) |
| Independent | 92 (44.9) |
| Part of a larger organization with centralized QI support | |
| No | 108 (53.2) |
| Yes, contact ≥ 1 time per month | 70 (34.5) |
| Yes, a few times per year | 15 (7.4) |
| Yes, infrequent or no regular contact | 10 (4.9) |
*Four of the 209 randomized practices were excluded because they withdrew study participation before the baseline request for CQM data.
FQHC, Federally Qualified Health Center; IHS, inpatient hospital services; QI, quality improvement; CQM, clinical quality measure.