Breakdown of % of 2017–2021 Recertification Diplomates Within Each Practice Site/Ownership/Size Category Assigned to Each Cluster
| Cluster | 1 (Credential + Payer) | 2 (Employer) | 3 (Mainly extrinsic) | 4 (Broadly motivated) | 5 (Mainly intrinsic) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable: Type of Site | |||||
| Academic (1046) | 2% | 29% | 33% | 30% | 7% |
| Federal (570) | 3% | 37% | 13% | 20% | 28% |
| FQHC (951) | 3% | 26% | 26% | 24% | 21% |
| Govt, non-federal (230) | 2% | 36% | 15% | 18% | 28% |
| Hospital/health system (5258) | 5% | 27% | 28% | 30% | 9% |
| Independently Owned (4908) | 48% | 4% | 2% | 17% | 29% |
| Indian Health Service (91) | 3% | 26% | 19% | 27% | 24% |
| Managed care/ HMO (894) | 8% | 47% | 7% | 24% | 14% |
| Other (448) | 10% | 32% | 13% | 19% | 27% |
| Rural health clinic (345) | 17% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Work site clinic (227) | 10% | 35% | 7% | 18% | 30% |
| Site Ownership | |||||
| Employee (9584) | 5% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 15% |
| Other (186) | 22% | 28% | 5% | 20% | 26% |
| Partial owner /stakeholder (2863) | 44% | 13% | 2% | 20% | 21% |
| Self-employed [contractor] (427) | 32% | 15% | 8% | 18% | 26% |
| Sole owner (1908) | 51% | 1% | 0% | 16% | 32% |
| Site size | |||||
| Solo practice (1687) | 42% | 8% | 3% | 18% | 29% |
| 2-to-5 (5068) | 26% | 18% | 9% | 21% | 27% |
| 6-to-20 (4687) | 11% | 15% | 33% | 28% | 13% |
| >20 (3526) | 11% | 42% | 12% | 25% | 10% |
Shaded cells for each variable indicate the major practice characteristics of each cluster (column).
Abbreviation: FQHC, federally qualified health center.