Characteristics of the EvidenceNOW Cooperatives’ Participating Practices
| Experience Level | Low | Medium | High | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Number of Practices | 226 | 251 | 209 | 211 | 315 | 263 | 245 |
| Practice Characteristics, n (col %) Location1 | |||||||
| Rural | 10 (4.4) | 30 (12.0)* | 40 (19.1) | 46 (21.8) | 0 (0.0) | 72 (27.4) | 37 (15.1)* |
| Large Town | 18 (8.0) | 5 (2.0)* | 54 (25.8) | 16 (7.6) | 0 (0.0) | 76 (28.9) | 33 (13.5)* |
| Suburban | 3 (1.3) | 22 (8.8)* | 21 (10.0) | 13 (6.2) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (7.6) | 28 (11.4)* |
| Urban Core | 195 (86.3) | 151 (60.2)* | 94 (45.0) | 136 (64.5) | 315 (98.4) | 90 (34.2) | 91 (37.1)* |
| Practice Ownership | |||||||
| Clinician owned | 84 (37.2) | 63 (25.1)* | 96 (45.9) | 72 (34.1) | 144 (45.7)* | 104 (39.5) | 93 (38.0)* |
| Hospital/Health System | 59 (26.1) | 118 (47.0)* | 81 (38.8) | 31 (14.7) | 1 (0.3)* | 75 (28.5) | 30 (12.2)* |
| Safety Net2 | 58 (25.7) | 25 (10.0)* | 32 (15.3) | 90 (42.7) | 16 (5.1)* | 71 (27.0) | 42 (17.1)* |
| Other3 | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.8)* | 0 (0.0) | 15 (7.1) | 1 (0.3)* | 8 (3.0) | 5 (2.0)* |
| Practice Size | |||||||
| Solo | 67 (29.6) | 13 (5.2)* | 19 (9.1) | 43 (20.4) | 101 (32.1)* | 78 (29.7) | 36 (14.7)* |
| 2 to 5 clinicians | 103 (45.6) | 123 (49.0)* | 105 (50.2) | 124 (58.8) | 34 (10.8)* | 137 (52.1) | 73 (29.8)* |
| 6 to 10 clinicians | 34 (15.0) | 33 (13.1)* | 36 (17.2) | 34 (16.1) | 13 (4.1)* | 29 (11.0) | 26 (10.6)* |
| 11 + clinicians | 22 (9.7) | 28 (11.2)* | 49 (23.4) | 4 (1.9) | 7 (2.2)* | 14 (5.3) | 35 (14.3)* |
| Patient Characteristics | |||||||
| ≥50% patients over 40 years old | 136 (60.2) | 129 (51.4)* | 119 (56.9)* | 0 (0.0)* | 113 (35.9)* | 160 (60.8) | 174 (71.0)* |
| ≤50% patients classified as white | 91 (40.3) | 57 (22.7)* | 16 (7.7)* | 33 (15.6) | 87 (27.6)* | 54 (20.5) | 43 (17.6)* |
| >30% Medicaid patients | 77 (34.1) | 13 (5.2)* | 45 (21.5)* | 78 (37.0) | 51 (16.2)* | 72 (27.4) | 15 (6.1)* |
| >10% uninsured patients | 59 (26.1) | 41 (16.3)* | 27 (12.9)* | 68 (32.2) | 10 (3.2)* | 63 (24.0) | 43 (17.6)* |
Notes: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to missing data. Variables with >15% missing data indicated with an.* 1Location designation determined using rural-urban commuting area codes. 2Safety net includes Federally Qualitied Health Centers, rural health clinics, Indian Health Services clinics, and other federally owned clinics. 3Other ownership includes nonfederal, private/non-clinician, and those indicating “other” without specifying an ownership type.