Self-Assessment of Organizational Attributes and Culture among the Primary Care Practices Studied (n = 8)
| Measure | Scores of Practices Studied | Published Comparison Data | P* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organizational attributes | n = 8 | n = 51 | |
| Communication | 3.48 (0.58) | 3.50 (0.59)† | .929 |
| Decision making | 3.75 (0.48) | 3.60 (0.53)† | .455 |
| Stress/chaos | 3.05 (0.62) | 3.00 (0.64)† | .837 |
| Change history | 3.47 (0.60) | 3.13 (0.45)† | .063 |
| Culture of group practice | n = 8 | n = 88 | |
| Information | 3.00 (0.42) | 2.28 (0.54)‡ | <.001 |
| Quality | 3.03 (0.39) | 2.61 (0.40)‡ | .005 |
| Business | 2.42 (0.34) | 2.80 (0.45)‡ | .022 |
| Innovativeness | 2.25 (0.59) | 2.32 (0.43)‡ | .670 |
| Autonomy | 2.91 (0.64) | 2.80 (0.38)‡ | .464 |
Values provided as mean (SD).
* P of difference between mean of the practices we studied and the mean from published comparison data, using standard t test.
† Data from 51 family practices in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania belonging to the New Jersey Family Medicine Research Network. Source: Ohman-Strickland PA, Orzano AJ, Nutting PA, et al. Measuring organizational attributes of primary care practices: Development of a new instrument. Health Serv Res 2007;42(3 Part 1):1257–73 (17).
‡ Data from 88 primary care group practices in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Source: Kaissi A, Kralewski J, Curoe A, Dowd B. How does the culture of medical group practice influence the types of programs used to assure quality of care? Health Care Manage Rev 2004;29(2):129–38 (18).