Unadjusted and Adjusted Mean Individual Scope of Practice (SOP) by Practice Organization*
Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
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Practice Organization | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) |
Rural Health Center | 17.6 (17.4 to 17.9) | 16.6 (16.4 to 16.7) |
Academic health center | 16.6 (16.4 to 16.7) | 16.2 (16.1 to 16.3) |
Federally Qualified Health Center | 15.9 (16.4 to 16.7) | 15.3 (15.2 to 15.5) |
Group practice | 15.8 (15.8 to 16.1) | 15.6 (15.5 to 15.6) |
Hospital-owned | 15.1 (15.0 to 15.1) | 15.0 (14.9 to 15.1) |
Solo practice | 15.0 (14.9 to 15.1) | 16.2 (15.9 to 16.4) |
Managed care | 15.0 (14.8 to 15.1) | 14.8 (14.6 to 15.0) |
Urgent care | 14.1 (13.9 to 14.3) | 14.9 (14.7 to 15.1) |
Federal | 13.8 (13.6 to 13.9) | 13.8 (13.7 to 14.0) |
Other Safety-net | 13.5 (13.3 to 13.7) | 13.9 (13.7 to 14.0) |
Other | 13.3 (13.1 to 13.4) | 13.8 (13.7 to 14.0) |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
Data Source: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Certification Examination practice demographic registration questionnaire data (n = 25,117), sample restricted to Family Physicians in direct patient care *Adjusted for gender, years in practice, race, region and rurality of practice location, practice size, patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) status, primary specialty mix and proportion of county population living below 200%Federal Poverty Level (FPL) (1) Rural Health Center, (2) Academy Health Center, (3) Federally Qualified Health Center, (4) Group practice (5) Hospital-owned (hospital emergency department and outpatient department, (6) Solo practice (7) Managed care (HMO [Kaiser Permanente]), (8) Urgent care center(Freestanding), (9) Federal (Military, Veteran Administration/Department of Defense and Indian Health Service), (10) Other safety net (Institutional setting (School-based clinic, nursing home, prison and non-federal government clinic (e.g. state, county, city, maternal and child health, etc.,), and (11) Other (ambulatory surgical center, public health service, industrial outpatient facility and mental health center).